https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198761 Proceedings for cheating and criminal breach of trust under Sections 406 and 420 IPC are not barred merely because a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is already pending. Where the allegations disclose distinct criminal intent and separate ingredients, the existence of the cheque dishonour case does not prevent prosecution for the cognate offences. The inherent power under Section 482 CrPC must be used sparingly and cannot be invoked to stifle a legitimate prosecution. On the facts stated, the court found no abuse of process and declined to quash the FIR and consequential criminal proceedings. en-us Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 08 Feb 2018 14:33:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198761 Proceedings for cheating and criminal breach of trust under Sections 406 and 420 IPC are not barred merely because a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is already pending. Where the allegations disclose distinct criminal intent and separate ingredients, the existence of the cheque dishonour case does not prevent prosecution for the cognate offences. The inherent power under Section 482 CrPC must be used sparingly and cannot be invoked to stifle a legitimate prosecution. On the facts stated, the court found no abuse of process and declined to quash the FIR and consequential criminal proceedings. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198761