https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298448 Interim restraint in criminal complaints arising from an election dispute may be justified where the complaints appear closely intertwined with pending writ proceedings, police complaints and allegations that a civil dispute is being converted into criminal prosecution. The governing principles in Neeharika and Bhajan Lal permit brief, reasoned interim protection in exceptional cases, especially where mala fides or an ulterior motive is indicated. Pendency of writ proceedings is not, by itself, an independent ground to stop criminal proceedings, but it may form part of the broader factual matrix. The interim stay on further proceedings, including arrest, was upheld and the special leave petitions were dismissed. en-us Tue, 20 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:26:40 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298448 Interim restraint in criminal complaints arising from an election dispute may be justified where the complaints appear closely intertwined with pending writ proceedings, police complaints and allegations that a civil dispute is being converted into criminal prosecution. The governing principles in Neeharika and Bhajan Lal permit brief, reasoned interim protection in exceptional cases, especially where mala fides or an ulterior motive is indicated. Pendency of writ proceedings is not, by itself, an independent ground to stop criminal proceedings, but it may form part of the broader factual matrix. The interim stay on further proceedings, including arrest, was upheld and the special leave petitions were dismissed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 20 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298448