https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463553 A criminal complaint must disclose the essential ingredients of the alleged offences on its face; if the averments are vague or omit core elements, process should not issue. For Section 294(b) IPC, the complaint had to show obscene words in the legal sense, their tendency to deprave or corrupt, and annoyance to others; those facts were not pleaded, so the offence was not made out. For Section 341 IPC, the complaint had to show voluntary obstruction preventing lawful movement with the required intent or knowledge; those facts were also absent, so the offence was not made out. As no prima facie case emerged from the complaint material, continuation of the criminal proceedings was improper and liable to be quashed. en-us Mon, 10 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 05 Sep 2025 21:25:52 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463553 A criminal complaint must disclose the essential ingredients of the alleged offences on its face; if the averments are vague or omit core elements, process should not issue. For Section 294(b) IPC, the complaint had to show obscene words in the legal sense, their tendency to deprave or corrupt, and annoyance to others; those facts were not pleaded, so the offence was not made out. For Section 341 IPC, the complaint had to show voluntary obstruction preventing lawful movement with the required intent or knowledge; those facts were also absent, so the offence was not made out. As no prima facie case emerged from the complaint material, continuation of the criminal proceedings was improper and liable to be quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 10 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463553