https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195670 A criminal investigation alleging forgery is not stayed merely because civil proceedings arise from the same transaction, as civil and criminal cases may proceed concurrently and findings in one are not binding in the other. Section 195(1)(b)(ii) CrPC applies only where the offence concerns a document after it has been produced or given in evidence and is in custodia legis; it does not bar prosecution for preparing a forged document later filed in court. The stay of investigation was therefore unjustified. A separate interim order allowing possession of a theatre on monthly deposit was a discretionary arrangement and was not disturbed on the facts. en-us Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 20 Dec 2023 15:54:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195670 A criminal investigation alleging forgery is not stayed merely because civil proceedings arise from the same transaction, as civil and criminal cases may proceed concurrently and findings in one are not binding in the other. Section 195(1)(b)(ii) CrPC applies only where the offence concerns a document after it has been produced or given in evidence and is in custodia legis; it does not bar prosecution for preparing a forged document later filed in court. The stay of investigation was therefore unjustified. A separate interim order allowing possession of a theatre on monthly deposit was a discretionary arrangement and was not disturbed on the facts. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195670