https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195613 Inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC may be exercised to quash a criminal proceeding that is manifestly mala fide and instituted as a counterblast. The Court assessed the complaint's timing and surrounding circumstances, found it was lodged immediately after the complainant learned of cheque presentation, and treated the prosecution as an apparent attempt to pre-empt proceedings under the Negotiable Instruments Act. On that basis, the FIR and consequential investigation were held liable to be quashed as an abuse of process and proceedings brought with ulterior motive. en-us Mon, 21 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 04 Nov 2017 21:39:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195613 Inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC may be exercised to quash a criminal proceeding that is manifestly mala fide and instituted as a counterblast. The Court assessed the complaint's timing and surrounding circumstances, found it was lodged immediately after the complainant learned of cheque presentation, and treated the prosecution as an apparent attempt to pre-empt proceedings under the Negotiable Instruments Act. On that basis, the FIR and consequential investigation were held liable to be quashed as an abuse of process and proceedings brought with ulterior motive. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 21 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195613