https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460971 A dispute arising from commercial dealings between partnership firms and a company, centred on settlement of accounts, substitution of one firm's name and alleged dues, was treated as civil and commercial rather than criminal. The allegations did not disclose the requisite criminal intent, and the delayed complaint supported the view that criminal process had been used to pressure the parties in an inter se partnership conflict. The High Court's decision to quash the FIR on the basis that a civil dispute had been converted into a criminal case was therefore found justified, and no legal or jurisdictional error in the exercise of inherent jurisdiction was shown. en-us Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 12:34:46 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460971 A dispute arising from commercial dealings between partnership firms and a company, centred on settlement of accounts, substitution of one firm's name and alleged dues, was treated as civil and commercial rather than criminal. The allegations did not disclose the requisite criminal intent, and the delayed complaint supported the view that criminal process had been used to pressure the parties in an inter se partnership conflict. The High Court's decision to quash the FIR on the basis that a civil dispute had been converted into a criminal case was therefore found justified, and no legal or jurisdictional error in the exercise of inherent jurisdiction was shown. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460971