https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309863 Inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC to quash criminal proceedings must be exercised sparingly and only to secure the ends of justice. Pre-trial interference is not justified to short-circuit the normal course of a criminal trial, especially before evidence is led, unless the case falls within exceptional categories warranting such intervention. The High Court's assessment of the sufficiency or unsatisfactory nature of the evidence at that stage was premature and beyond the proper scope of Section 482. The order quashing the prosecution was therefore unsustainable, and the criminal prosecution was restored to proceed to trial expeditiously without any expression of opinion on the defence merits. en-us Wed, 17 Feb 1993 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:19:42 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309863 Inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC to quash criminal proceedings must be exercised sparingly and only to secure the ends of justice. Pre-trial interference is not justified to short-circuit the normal course of a criminal trial, especially before evidence is led, unless the case falls within exceptional categories warranting such intervention. The High Court's assessment of the sufficiency or unsatisfactory nature of the evidence at that stage was premature and beyond the proper scope of Section 482. The order quashing the prosecution was therefore unsustainable, and the criminal prosecution was restored to proceed to trial expeditiously without any expression of opinion on the defence merits. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 17 Feb 1993 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309863