https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313537 The Supreme Court held that criminal proceedings could be quashed under inherent powers where undisputed public documents showed the accused was outside India on the date of the alleged incident. The earlier complaint did not name the accused, and the later FIR depended substantially on an that passport and immigration records contradicted. Because those public documents were not disputed, the Court said the High Court could have considered them instead of sending the matter to trial, and continuation of the prosecution would serve no useful purpose. The High Court's order was set aside and the proceeding quashed. en-us Wed, 03 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 04 Jul 2025 10:42:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313537 The Supreme Court held that criminal proceedings could be quashed under inherent powers where undisputed public documents showed the accused was outside India on the date of the alleged incident. The earlier complaint did not name the accused, and the later FIR depended substantially on an that passport and immigration records contradicted. Because those public documents were not disputed, the Court said the High Court could have considered them instead of sending the matter to trial, and continuation of the prosecution would serve no useful purpose. The High Court's order was set aside and the proceeding quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 03 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313537