https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299223 Criminal proceedings arising from a dispute essentially of civil nature may be quashed in inherent jurisdiction where the real controversy concerns business accounts, possession of premises, and the genuineness of documents already in issue in a pending civil suit. The text notes that earlier attempts to initiate criminal action had failed and the complainant did not contest the matter before SC. On those facts, continuation of the criminal case was treated as unwarranted, and the High Court was said to have erred in refusing quashing, with the proceedings and cognizance order described as an abuse of process. en-us Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 14 Jul 2023 11:20:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299223 Criminal proceedings arising from a dispute essentially of civil nature may be quashed in inherent jurisdiction where the real controversy concerns business accounts, possession of premises, and the genuineness of documents already in issue in a pending civil suit. The text notes that earlier attempts to initiate criminal action had failed and the complainant did not contest the matter before SC. On those facts, continuation of the criminal case was treated as unwarranted, and the High Court was said to have erred in refusing quashing, with the proceedings and cognizance order described as an abuse of process. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299223