https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=416463 Where an FIR under Section 174-A IPC arose only because the accused had been declared a proclaimed person in cheque dishonour proceedings, its continuation became untenable after the underlying complaint under the Negotiable Instruments Act was withdrawn on compromise and the complainant acknowledged receipt of the full cheque amount. The operative basis for the FIR had disappeared once the foundation proceedings ended, and prosecution on the sole ground of earlier non-appearance was treated as oppressive and an abuse of process. The FIR and consequential proceedings were quashed. en-us Wed, 15 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 30 Dec 2021 08:31:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=416463 Where an FIR under Section 174-A IPC arose only because the accused had been declared a proclaimed person in cheque dishonour proceedings, its continuation became untenable after the underlying complaint under the Negotiable Instruments Act was withdrawn on compromise and the complainant acknowledged receipt of the full cheque amount. The operative basis for the FIR had disappeared once the foundation proceedings ended, and prosecution on the sole ground of earlier non-appearance was treated as oppressive and an abuse of process. The FIR and consequential proceedings were quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 15 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=416463