https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=419007 Proceedings under Section 174-A IPC arising solely from non-appearance in a Section 138 NI Act complaint were treated as unsustainable once the underlying complaint had been withdrawn after compromise. The HC held that continuation of the collateral criminal process in these circumstances amounted to abuse of the process of court, and the proclamation order based on that complaint could not survive independently. Accordingly, the FIR under Section 174-A and all consequential proceedings were quashed, and the order declaring the petitioner a proclaimed person was set aside. en-us Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 02 Mar 2022 08:34:20 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=419007 Proceedings under Section 174-A IPC arising solely from non-appearance in a Section 138 NI Act complaint were treated as unsustainable once the underlying complaint had been withdrawn after compromise. The HC held that continuation of the collateral criminal process in these circumstances amounted to abuse of the process of court, and the proclamation order based on that complaint could not survive independently. Accordingly, the FIR under Section 174-A and all consequential proceedings were quashed, and the order declaring the petitioner a proclaimed person was set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=419007