https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=424748 A criminal proceeding alleging cheating and criminal breach of trust arising from a loan transaction and dishonoured cheque was not liable to be quashed under the High Court's inherent powers. The complaint disclosed a prima facie case, and the explanation for the altered signature and non-payment could not be accepted at the quashing stage. The Court reiterated that quashing is justified only where no offence is disclosed, the case is inherently improbable, or the complaint is manifestly mala fide. A pending proceeding under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act did not, by itself, bar prosecution where the IPC ingredients were independently made out and the issue of mens rea required trial. en-us Wed, 06 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 08 Jul 2022 09:32:55 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=424748 A criminal proceeding alleging cheating and criminal breach of trust arising from a loan transaction and dishonoured cheque was not liable to be quashed under the High Court's inherent powers. The complaint disclosed a prima facie case, and the explanation for the altered signature and non-payment could not be accepted at the quashing stage. The Court reiterated that quashing is justified only where no offence is disclosed, the case is inherently improbable, or the complaint is manifestly mala fide. A pending proceeding under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act did not, by itself, bar prosecution where the IPC ingredients were independently made out and the issue of mens rea required trial. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 06 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=424748