https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=448807 An FIR should not be quashed at the investigation stage where the allegations disclose cognizable offences and the investigation remains in progress. The allegations extended beyond GST evasion to cheating, criminal conspiracy and bribery involving public officials, and recovered diaries referred to payments to officials. Because the police investigation had not reached material completion, exercising inherent jurisdiction to terminate the proceedings would improperly interfere with the statutory power to investigate. The availability of a report under Section 173 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 was also relevant to the stage of consideration. The petition for quashing was therefore held premature and the FIR was not quashed. en-us Thu, 18 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:17:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=448807 An FIR should not be quashed at the investigation stage where the allegations disclose cognizable offences and the investigation remains in progress. The allegations extended beyond GST evasion to cheating, criminal conspiracy and bribery involving public officials, and recovered diaries referred to payments to officials. Because the police investigation had not reached material completion, exercising inherent jurisdiction to terminate the proceedings would improperly interfere with the statutory power to investigate. The availability of a report under Section 173 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 was also relevant to the stage of consideration. The petition for quashing was therefore held premature and the FIR was not quashed. Case-Laws GST Thu, 18 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=448807