https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301572 A civil court cannot restrain institution or prosecution of proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, as such proceedings are criminal in nature and outside the scope of civil injunctive control. Section 41 of the Specific Relief Act bars injunctions against proceedings in a court not subordinate to the granting court and applies equally to criminal proceedings. The same statutory bar also governs temporary injunctions, because interlocutory relief cannot be granted where the final injunction itself would be impermissible. The interim restraint order was therefore unsustainable and had to be dissolved. en-us Tue, 24 Sep 1991 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 09 Apr 2022 10:44:35 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301572 A civil court cannot restrain institution or prosecution of proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, as such proceedings are criminal in nature and outside the scope of civil injunctive control. Section 41 of the Specific Relief Act bars injunctions against proceedings in a court not subordinate to the granting court and applies equally to criminal proceedings. The same statutory bar also governs temporary injunctions, because interlocutory relief cannot be granted where the final injunction itself would be impermissible. The interim restraint order was therefore unsustainable and had to be dissolved. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 24 Sep 1991 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301572