https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299249 SC reiterated that criminal proceedings may be quashed only sparingly, where continuation would amount to abuse of process or where the ends of justice require it. At the quashing stage, the court should not minutely assess evidence or predict conviction, except where allegations are patently absurd, legally barred, or fall within recognised quashing categories. The Court distinguished serious criminal allegations from predominantly civil disputes and compromise cases, and found the contemporaneous complaints of police coercion and forced FIR lodging to be prompt and consistent. On that factual basis, the proceedings were liable to be quashed, though not for the reasons adopted by the High Court. en-us Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 12 Jul 2022 10:44:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299249 SC reiterated that criminal proceedings may be quashed only sparingly, where continuation would amount to abuse of process or where the ends of justice require it. At the quashing stage, the court should not minutely assess evidence or predict conviction, except where allegations are patently absurd, legally barred, or fall within recognised quashing categories. The Court distinguished serious criminal allegations from predominantly civil disputes and compromise cases, and found the contemporaneous complaints of police coercion and forced FIR lodging to be prompt and consistent. On that factual basis, the proceedings were liable to be quashed, though not for the reasons adopted by the High Court. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299249