https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462770 Proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act are independent of parallel criminal complaints and FIRs arising from the same business transaction, so they are not ordinarily stayed under Section 482 CrPC. The High Court noted that the cheque dishonour prosecution addresses a distinct statutory wrong, while allegations of fraud under the IPC proceed in a separate field. Section 482 relief remains exceptional and is available only to prevent abuse of process or secure the ends of justice. Because the cheques and signatures were admitted, the existence of counter-cases did not justify suspension of the cheque dishonour trial, and the stay request was rejected. en-us Thu, 11 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 19:09:38 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462770 Proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act are independent of parallel criminal complaints and FIRs arising from the same business transaction, so they are not ordinarily stayed under Section 482 CrPC. The High Court noted that the cheque dishonour prosecution addresses a distinct statutory wrong, while allegations of fraud under the IPC proceed in a separate field. Section 482 relief remains exceptional and is available only to prevent abuse of process or secure the ends of justice. Because the cheques and signatures were admitted, the existence of counter-cases did not justify suspension of the cheque dishonour trial, and the stay request was rejected. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 11 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462770