https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=426957 Quashing of a Section 138 NI Act complaint under Section 482 CrPC was declined because the challenge turned on disputed facts, including the alleged debt and compliance with mandatory requirements, and the complaint disclosed a prima facie case at the summoning stage. The governing principle applied was that the court should only see whether sufficient ground exists to proceed and should not undertake a roving enquiry or assess eventual conviction. The court also recognised the compensatory object of cheque dishonour proceedings and granted a limited time-bound opportunity to explore compounding, with interim restraint on coercive steps during that period. en-us Tue, 16 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 29 Aug 2022 13:11:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=426957 Quashing of a Section 138 NI Act complaint under Section 482 CrPC was declined because the challenge turned on disputed facts, including the alleged debt and compliance with mandatory requirements, and the complaint disclosed a prima facie case at the summoning stage. The governing principle applied was that the court should only see whether sufficient ground exists to proceed and should not undertake a roving enquiry or assess eventual conviction. The court also recognised the compensatory object of cheque dishonour proceedings and granted a limited time-bound opportunity to explore compounding, with interim restraint on coercive steps during that period. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 16 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=426957