https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=393846 Quashing of cheque dishonour proceedings under inherent criminal jurisdiction is confined to exceptional cases, such as absence of offence, legal bar, absurdity, or mala fide prosecution, and the court will not undertake a pre-trial appraisal of disputed facts or credibility. On the facts discussed, a prima facie case and sufficient ground for proceeding were found, so the complaint, summoning order and proceedings were not quashed. At the same time, the compensatory object of cheque dishonour law and the policy favouring early settlement justified granting time to pursue compounding through compromise, with the non-bailable warrant kept in abeyance for that limited period. en-us Thu, 05 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 24 Mar 2020 10:51:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=393846 Quashing of cheque dishonour proceedings under inherent criminal jurisdiction is confined to exceptional cases, such as absence of offence, legal bar, absurdity, or mala fide prosecution, and the court will not undertake a pre-trial appraisal of disputed facts or credibility. On the facts discussed, a prima facie case and sufficient ground for proceeding were found, so the complaint, summoning order and proceedings were not quashed. At the same time, the compensatory object of cheque dishonour law and the policy favouring early settlement justified granting time to pursue compounding through compromise, with the non-bailable warrant kept in abeyance for that limited period. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 05 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=393846