https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=398620 Inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC cannot be invoked to quash a Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act complaint merely because the complaint omitted the date of service of notice. The alleged prematurity of the complaint depended on disputed facts that were for the trial court to examine, and the High Court confined itself to a prima facie assessment at the threshold stage. As a result, the request to quash the summoning order and criminal proceedings was rejected, while the accused was left free to raise the defence before the trial court. en-us Mon, 07 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 21 Sep 2020 10:27:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=398620 Inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC cannot be invoked to quash a Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act complaint merely because the complaint omitted the date of service of notice. The alleged prematurity of the complaint depended on disputed facts that were for the trial court to examine, and the High Court confined itself to a prima facie assessment at the threshold stage. As a result, the request to quash the summoning order and criminal proceedings was rejected, while the accused was left free to raise the defence before the trial court. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 07 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=398620