https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=464290 FIRs against a lawful sand settlee or licensee, alleging theft, criminal breach of trust, cheating and mineral-rule violations, may be quashed where the disclosed facts do not make out the essential ingredients of those offences. The discussion notes that after surrender of the settlement and takeover of the stock points by authorities, the allegations were examined against the mining-rule framework and the Section 22 bar under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. It explains that, without allegations of dishonest removal, entrustment and misappropriation, or deception and inducement, continuation of criminal proceedings would amount to abuse of process. en-us Fri, 16 May 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 11:14:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=464290 FIRs against a lawful sand settlee or licensee, alleging theft, criminal breach of trust, cheating and mineral-rule violations, may be quashed where the disclosed facts do not make out the essential ingredients of those offences. The discussion notes that after surrender of the settlement and takeover of the stock points by authorities, the allegations were examined against the mining-rule framework and the Section 22 bar under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. It explains that, without allegations of dishonest removal, entrustment and misappropriation, or deception and inducement, continuation of criminal proceedings would amount to abuse of process. Case-Laws Money Laundering Fri, 16 May 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=464290