https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=442820 A complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act that alleged issuance of a cheque, dishonour for insufficiency of funds, and service or deemed service of demand notice disclosed a prima facie offence. The Gujarat HC held that the order issuing process under Section 204 CrPC, made after Section 202 inquiry, could not be quashed under Section 482 CrPC at the threshold because inherent power is to be used sparingly and only in exceptional cases. The defence version could not be examined in detail at the quashing stage, and the proceedings were permitted to continue. en-us Mon, 27 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 11 Sep 2023 22:41:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=442820 A complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act that alleged issuance of a cheque, dishonour for insufficiency of funds, and service or deemed service of demand notice disclosed a prima facie offence. The Gujarat HC held that the order issuing process under Section 204 CrPC, made after Section 202 inquiry, could not be quashed under Section 482 CrPC at the threshold because inherent power is to be used sparingly and only in exceptional cases. The defence version could not be examined in detail at the quashing stage, and the proceedings were permitted to continue. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 27 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=442820