https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=428049 Disputed questions about whether a cheque was issued towards a legally enforceable debt or only as a post-dated security cheque cannot be resolved in a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The HC held that inherent jurisdiction is to be exercised sparingly and not used to appreciate evidence or decide contested facts at the quash stage. As the complaint and materials disclosed a prima facie case under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, the criminal proceedings were allowed to continue and the complaint was directed to proceed to trial. en-us Thu, 25 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 23 Sep 2022 08:24:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=428049 Disputed questions about whether a cheque was issued towards a legally enforceable debt or only as a post-dated security cheque cannot be resolved in a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The HC held that inherent jurisdiction is to be exercised sparingly and not used to appreciate evidence or decide contested facts at the quash stage. As the complaint and materials disclosed a prima facie case under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, the criminal proceedings were allowed to continue and the complaint was directed to proceed to trial. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 25 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=428049