https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302354 Inherent powers to quash criminal proceedings are to be used sparingly and with circumspection, only to prevent abuse of process or secure the ends of justice. At the threshold stage, the High Court should not test the truth, reliability, or sufficiency of the allegations, and should ordinarily refuse interference where the complaint discloses a prima facie case. The proceedings did not fall within an exceptional category warranting interference, so the refusal to quash was upheld. A concurring opinion agreed with dismissal, while noting that the merits should remain open for trial and that the phrase "rarest of the rare cases" should not govern this jurisdiction. en-us Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 20 May 2022 14:24:12 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302354 Inherent powers to quash criminal proceedings are to be used sparingly and with circumspection, only to prevent abuse of process or secure the ends of justice. At the threshold stage, the High Court should not test the truth, reliability, or sufficiency of the allegations, and should ordinarily refuse interference where the complaint discloses a prima facie case. The proceedings did not fall within an exceptional category warranting interference, so the refusal to quash was upheld. A concurring opinion agreed with dismissal, while noting that the merits should remain open for trial and that the phrase "rarest of the rare cases" should not govern this jurisdiction. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302354