https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=414836 At the investigation stage, the High Court will not quash an FIR where the allegations disclose a prima facie cognizable offence and the accused rely on disputed documents. The existence of agreements to sell or parallel company-law proceedings does not by itself make the dispute purely civil or bar criminal prosecution. Territorial jurisdiction may lie where part of the offence is alleged to have occurred, including where payment was made and accounts were opened. On the pleaded facts, allegations of dishonest inducement, fabrication of documents, concealment of material facts, and criminal conspiracy were held sufficient to justify continuation of the criminal proceedings. en-us Mon, 04 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 18 Nov 2021 07:20:42 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=414836 At the investigation stage, the High Court will not quash an FIR where the allegations disclose a prima facie cognizable offence and the accused rely on disputed documents. The existence of agreements to sell or parallel company-law proceedings does not by itself make the dispute purely civil or bar criminal prosecution. Territorial jurisdiction may lie where part of the offence is alleged to have occurred, including where payment was made and accounts were opened. On the pleaded facts, allegations of dishonest inducement, fabrication of documents, concealment of material facts, and criminal conspiracy were held sufficient to justify continuation of the criminal proceedings. Case-Laws Companies Law Mon, 04 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=414836