https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=755891 Where allegations arising from a work contract are predominantly civil and the record does not disclose the essential ingredients of cheating, deception or forgery, criminal proceedings may be treated as abuse of process and quashed in exercise of inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC. The existence of an arbitration clause, the commencement of arbitration, and the complainant's admission that the work could not be continued supported the view that the dispute was contractual and suitable for civil adjudication. Continuation of the FIR and the Section 156(3) order was viewed as a pressure tactic rather than a legitimate criminal prosecution. en-us Tue, 16 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 23 Jul 2024 08:49:11 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=755891 Where allegations arising from a work contract are predominantly civil and the record does not disclose the essential ingredients of cheating, deception or forgery, criminal proceedings may be treated as abuse of process and quashed in exercise of inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC. The existence of an arbitration clause, the commencement of arbitration, and the complainant's admission that the work could not be continued supported the view that the dispute was contractual and suitable for civil adjudication. Continuation of the FIR and the Section 156(3) order was viewed as a pressure tactic rather than a legitimate criminal prosecution. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 16 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=755891