https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296489 The Supreme Court of India held that an FIR alleging use of defeat devices could not be quashed at the threshold merely because the complaint was delayed or because related civil appeals arising from NGT proceedings were pending. The Court treated the alleged mismatch in vehicle numbers and the timing of the complaint as disputed questions of fact unsuitable for quashing jurisdiction. It further noted that the pending environmental proceedings did not prevent a private complainant from initiating criminal law, since those proceedings did not determine the purchaser-specific allegations of misrepresentation and installation of defeat devices. Investigation was therefore allowed to continue. en-us Thu, 26 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 28 Dec 2022 15:58:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296489 The Supreme Court of India held that an FIR alleging use of defeat devices could not be quashed at the threshold merely because the complaint was delayed or because related civil appeals arising from NGT proceedings were pending. The Court treated the alleged mismatch in vehicle numbers and the timing of the complaint as disputed questions of fact unsuitable for quashing jurisdiction. It further noted that the pending environmental proceedings did not prevent a private complainant from initiating criminal law, since those proceedings did not determine the purchaser-specific allegations of misrepresentation and installation of defeat devices. Investigation was therefore allowed to continue. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 26 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296489