https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293050 Discharge and quashing applications operate on different legal parameters, and a prior dismissal of a petition to quash criminal proceedings does not bar independent consideration of a discharge request. The trial court must examine the discharge application on its own merits and cannot refuse to exercise jurisdiction merely because quashing was earlier declined. Here, the refusal to consider discharge on that basis was unsustainable, so the order was set aside and the matter remanded for fresh consideration with a reasoned speaking order. en-us Wed, 23 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 20 Jan 2021 13:26:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293050 Discharge and quashing applications operate on different legal parameters, and a prior dismissal of a petition to quash criminal proceedings does not bar independent consideration of a discharge request. The trial court must examine the discharge application on its own merits and cannot refuse to exercise jurisdiction merely because quashing was earlier declined. Here, the refusal to consider discharge on that basis was unsustainable, so the order was set aside and the matter remanded for fresh consideration with a reasoned speaking order. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 23 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293050