https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=400743 Proceedings under Section 482 CrPC challenging a complaint under the Negotiable Instruments Act were not fit for quashing because the complaint disclosed the essential statutory ingredients of the offence. The court held that inherent jurisdiction cannot be used to assess disputed facts, test the truth of the defence, or weigh evidentiary sufficiency at the pre-trial stage. Where cognizance has been validly taken on a prima facie complaint, the proper course is for the defence and merits to be examined at trial. The criminal proceedings were allowed to continue. en-us Tue, 13 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 19 Nov 2020 18:16:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=400743 Proceedings under Section 482 CrPC challenging a complaint under the Negotiable Instruments Act were not fit for quashing because the complaint disclosed the essential statutory ingredients of the offence. The court held that inherent jurisdiction cannot be used to assess disputed facts, test the truth of the defence, or weigh evidentiary sufficiency at the pre-trial stage. Where cognizance has been validly taken on a prima facie complaint, the proper course is for the defence and merits to be examined at trial. The criminal proceedings were allowed to continue. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 13 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=400743