https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=456165 Section 482 inherent jurisdiction is not governed by the Limitation Act, but it must be invoked within a reasonable time. A belated petition to quash an FIR and subsequent proceedings, filed after years without a convincing explanation for the delay and after the trial had advanced, may be treated as a gross abuse of process and refused as not maintainable. Where the petitioner knew of the / allegations from the outset and waited until long after charge was framed, stale invocation of inherent powers will not justify interference. en-us Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 04 Jul 2024 11:43:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=456165 Section 482 inherent jurisdiction is not governed by the Limitation Act, but it must be invoked within a reasonable time. A belated petition to quash an FIR and subsequent proceedings, filed after years without a convincing explanation for the delay and after the trial had advanced, may be treated as a gross abuse of process and refused as not maintainable. Where the petitioner knew of the / allegations from the outset and waited until long after charge was framed, stale invocation of inherent powers will not justify interference. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=456165