https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311231 Criminal proceedings may be quashed under Section 482 CrPC where the materials show manifest mala fides, an ulterior motive, and abuse of process. Here, the complaint arose from an ongoing family and property dispute, and the surrounding record included earlier police intervention, peace proceedings, rejection of a Section 156(3) application, and an enquiry report that did not support the allegations. Applying the settled principles in Bhajan Lal, the SC treated the later complaint on the same core facts as a weapon of harassment and held that the prosecution could not be allowed to continue. The proceedings were quashed and the appeal was allowed. en-us Thu, 30 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 14 Dec 2023 08:28:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311231 Criminal proceedings may be quashed under Section 482 CrPC where the materials show manifest mala fides, an ulterior motive, and abuse of process. Here, the complaint arose from an ongoing family and property dispute, and the surrounding record included earlier police intervention, peace proceedings, rejection of a Section 156(3) application, and an enquiry report that did not support the allegations. Applying the settled principles in Bhajan Lal, the SC treated the later complaint on the same core facts as a weapon of harassment and held that the prosecution could not be allowed to continue. The proceedings were quashed and the appeal was allowed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 30 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311231