https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=436952 In a disproportionate assets corruption case, FIR quashing at the investigation stage is justified only in exceptional circumstances; the Court must not test the allegations for reliability, genuineness, or probability and should interfere only where no material exists to create even a reasonable suspicion of a cognizable offence. The FIR here, read with the preliminary inquiry, disclosed a prima facie basis for investigation, and the High Court erred by conducting a mini-trial. Allegations of mala fides also failed because they were vague, unsupported by proper pleading, and not backed by impleadment of the person alleged to be biased. The FIR was therefore not liable to be quashed and investigation could proceed in accordance with law. en-us Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 25 Apr 2023 09:13:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=436952 In a disproportionate assets corruption case, FIR quashing at the investigation stage is justified only in exceptional circumstances; the Court must not test the allegations for reliability, genuineness, or probability and should interfere only where no material exists to create even a reasonable suspicion of a cognizable offence. The FIR here, read with the preliminary inquiry, disclosed a prima facie basis for investigation, and the High Court erred by conducting a mini-trial. Allegations of mala fides also failed because they were vague, unsupported by proper pleading, and not backed by impleadment of the person alleged to be biased. The FIR was therefore not liable to be quashed and investigation could proceed in accordance with law. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=436952