https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=767953 A complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was held liable to quash where the complainant suppressed material letters and documents relevant to the accused's defence and reply to the statutory notice. The Court noted that, at the Section 200 CrPC stage, the Magistrate must assess whether sufficient grounds exist to proceed, and that criminal process must rest on a full and true factual basis. Because the omitted correspondence directly affected the fairness of the notice response and the foundation of the complaint, the nondisclosure amounted to abuse of process. The complaint and cognizance order were set aside. en-us Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 28 Mar 2025 08:31:27 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=767953 A complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was held liable to quash where the complainant suppressed material letters and documents relevant to the accused's defence and reply to the statutory notice. The Court noted that, at the Section 200 CrPC stage, the Magistrate must assess whether sufficient grounds exist to proceed, and that criminal process must rest on a full and true factual basis. Because the omitted correspondence directly affected the fairness of the notice response and the foundation of the complaint, the nondisclosure amounted to abuse of process. The complaint and cognizance order were set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=767953