https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463496 The Calcutta HC held that criminal proceedings could be quashed where the complaint and investigation materials, read at face value, did not disclose the essential ingredients of theft, receiving stolen property, or any contravention under the Essential Commodities Act. The materials did not show dishonest taking of property without consent, possession of stolen property with knowledge of its character, or any regulating or prohibiting order, licence restriction, or other foundational basis for the statutory offence. As the prosecution version was also found to be absurd and inherently improbable, continuation of the case was treated as an abuse of process and the proceeding was quashed in exercise of inherent jurisdiction. en-us Wed, 14 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 04 Sep 2025 19:12:51 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463496 The Calcutta HC held that criminal proceedings could be quashed where the complaint and investigation materials, read at face value, did not disclose the essential ingredients of theft, receiving stolen property, or any contravention under the Essential Commodities Act. The materials did not show dishonest taking of property without consent, possession of stolen property with knowledge of its character, or any regulating or prohibiting order, licence restriction, or other foundational basis for the statutory offence. As the prosecution version was also found to be absurd and inherently improbable, continuation of the case was treated as an abuse of process and the proceeding was quashed in exercise of inherent jurisdiction. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 14 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463496