https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299829 Criminal proceedings for non-appearance under Section 174-A IPC, arising from a cheque dishonour complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, were quashed in inherent jurisdiction because the underlying dispute had been compromised and the complaint withdrawn. The Court noted that the process server reports supported the claim that summons had not been received, and that the petitioners had paid the cheque amount and been discharged in the main complaint. In these circumstances, continuation of the 174-A proceedings was held to serve no useful purpose and to amount to an abuse of process of law, so the FIR and consequential proceedings were quashed. en-us Mon, 14 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 31 Dec 2021 08:51:37 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299829 Criminal proceedings for non-appearance under Section 174-A IPC, arising from a cheque dishonour complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, were quashed in inherent jurisdiction because the underlying dispute had been compromised and the complaint withdrawn. The Court noted that the process server reports supported the claim that summons had not been received, and that the petitioners had paid the cheque amount and been discharged in the main complaint. In these circumstances, continuation of the 174-A proceedings was held to serve no useful purpose and to amount to an abuse of process of law, so the FIR and consequential proceedings were quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 14 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299829