https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301035 Withdrawal of an earlier complaint does not, by itself, bar a later complaint on the same facts unless the earlier matter was finally decided on merits after full consideration. In exercising inherent powers, the High Court should not quash criminal proceedings where the complaint, read as a whole, prima facie discloses cognizable offences and raises allegations of fraud, forgery and cheating from the inception. The existence of a civil or commercial dispute does not exclude criminal liability where dishonest intention is pleaded at the outset. On this basis, the criminal proceedings ought not to have been quashed, and the second complaint was maintainable. en-us Fri, 14 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 30 May 2023 11:10:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301035 Withdrawal of an earlier complaint does not, by itself, bar a later complaint on the same facts unless the earlier matter was finally decided on merits after full consideration. In exercising inherent powers, the High Court should not quash criminal proceedings where the complaint, read as a whole, prima facie discloses cognizable offences and raises allegations of fraud, forgery and cheating from the inception. The existence of a civil or commercial dispute does not exclude criminal liability where dishonest intention is pleaded at the outset. On this basis, the criminal proceedings ought not to have been quashed, and the second complaint was maintainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 14 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301035