https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273749 Section 482 CrPC permits quashing of criminal proceedings only sparingly, to prevent abuse of process or secure the ends of justice. The recognised grounds include failure to disclose an offence, inherently improbable allegations, and proceedings that are manifestly mala fide or instituted with an ulterior motive. Applying that principle, the complaint and surrounding circumstances showed a retaliatory counterblast following earlier action by the accused, making the prosecution oppressive and not a legitimate criminal proceeding. The proceedings were therefore liable to be quashed as an abuse of process. en-us Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 24 Apr 2024 12:32:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273749 Section 482 CrPC permits quashing of criminal proceedings only sparingly, to prevent abuse of process or secure the ends of justice. The recognised grounds include failure to disclose an offence, inherently improbable allegations, and proceedings that are manifestly mala fide or instituted with an ulterior motive. Applying that principle, the complaint and surrounding circumstances showed a retaliatory counterblast following earlier action by the accused, making the prosecution oppressive and not a legitimate criminal proceeding. The proceedings were therefore liable to be quashed as an abuse of process. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273749