https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299944 Blank signed cheques issued in a settled commercial supply arrangement did not, on the admitted materials, sustain allegations of forgery and allied offences. The court treated the cheque issuance, reply notice, and account statements as consistent with an ongoing business relationship and outstanding credit dealings, while the delay in invoking criminal process after arbitration and demand notice weakened the complaint. The objection based on Section 195(1)(b)(ii) CrPC was rejected as inapplicable on the facts. The private complaint was consequently found to be an abuse of process of court and was quashed. en-us Mon, 22 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 06 Jan 2022 07:10:31 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299944 Blank signed cheques issued in a settled commercial supply arrangement did not, on the admitted materials, sustain allegations of forgery and allied offences. The court treated the cheque issuance, reply notice, and account statements as consistent with an ongoing business relationship and outstanding credit dealings, while the delay in invoking criminal process after arbitration and demand notice weakened the complaint. The objection based on Section 195(1)(b)(ii) CrPC was rejected as inapplicable on the facts. The private complaint was consequently found to be an abuse of process of court and was quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 22 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299944