https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=379187 At the discharge stage, the court may sift materials only to see whether the complaint and supporting statements disclose a prima facie case; it cannot conduct a mini-trial. Applying that standard, the Supreme Court held that allegations against a surveyor who had submitted an adverse insurance report did not disclose the essential ingredients of intentional insult or criminal intimidation. Mere abuse, a claimed attempt to assault, and the timing of the complaint, without the requisite statutory intent or likelihood of alarm or breach of peace, were insufficient under Sections 504 and 506 IPC. The criminal proceedings were therefore unsustainable and discharge ought to have been allowed. en-us Fri, 26 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 30 Apr 2019 06:11:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=379187 At the discharge stage, the court may sift materials only to see whether the complaint and supporting statements disclose a prima facie case; it cannot conduct a mini-trial. Applying that standard, the Supreme Court held that allegations against a surveyor who had submitted an adverse insurance report did not disclose the essential ingredients of intentional insult or criminal intimidation. Mere abuse, a claimed attempt to assault, and the timing of the complaint, without the requisite statutory intent or likelihood of alarm or breach of peace, were insufficient under Sections 504 and 506 IPC. The criminal proceedings were therefore unsustainable and discharge ought to have been allowed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 26 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=379187