https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=426366 A cheque dishonour complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act may be quashed in exercise of inherent powers where the accused has fully paid the cheque amount at an early stage and continuation of the prosecution would amount to abuse of process. The Court treated the payment made before the first date of hearing as significant, and held that the complainant's refusal to withdraw or compound the matter did not prevent quashing on the facts. The reasoning was fact-specific, including the early payment and the unfairness of insisting on prosecution despite satisfaction of the dues. en-us Fri, 29 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 16 Aug 2022 09:04:32 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=426366 A cheque dishonour complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act may be quashed in exercise of inherent powers where the accused has fully paid the cheque amount at an early stage and continuation of the prosecution would amount to abuse of process. The Court treated the payment made before the first date of hearing as significant, and held that the complainant's refusal to withdraw or compound the matter did not prevent quashing on the facts. The reasoning was fact-specific, including the early payment and the unfairness of insisting on prosecution despite satisfaction of the dues. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 29 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=426366