https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287719 An FIR cannot be quashed at the threshold by testing the truthfulness of disputed allegations or weighing documents, signatures, photographs, or other material; the court must act only if the allegations, taken at face value, do not disclose an offence or fit a recognised ground for interference. Allegations of mala fides alone do not justify pre-investigation quashing. Section 195 of the Code of Criminal Procedure applies when a court considers cognizance and does not bar police registration of an FIR or investigation into a cognizable forgery offence. The complaint procedure under Sections 340 and 341 does not exclude the police power to investigate at the initial stage. en-us Fri, 19 Sep 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 08 Jul 2024 10:53:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287719 An FIR cannot be quashed at the threshold by testing the truthfulness of disputed allegations or weighing documents, signatures, photographs, or other material; the court must act only if the allegations, taken at face value, do not disclose an offence or fit a recognised ground for interference. Allegations of mala fides alone do not justify pre-investigation quashing. Section 195 of the Code of Criminal Procedure applies when a court considers cognizance and does not bar police registration of an FIR or investigation into a cognizable forgery offence. The complaint procedure under Sections 340 and 341 does not exclude the police power to investigate at the initial stage. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 19 Sep 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287719