https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=785524 Criminal proceedings cannot be quashed merely because the same dispute also involves civil proceedings; where the complaint, taken at face value, discloses allegations of dishonest inducement, fabrication, forgery, or wrongful use of documents, criminal prosecution may continue. At the Section 482 stage, the High Court must not conduct a mini-trial or decide disputed facts, credibility, complainant conduct, or delay in filing the complaint, as those matters belong to trial. The quashing order was therefore set aside and the criminal case directed to proceed. en-us Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 07:36:01 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=785524 Criminal proceedings cannot be quashed merely because the same dispute also involves civil proceedings; where the complaint, taken at face value, discloses allegations of dishonest inducement, fabrication, forgery, or wrongful use of documents, criminal prosecution may continue. At the Section 482 stage, the High Court must not conduct a mini-trial or decide disputed facts, credibility, complainant conduct, or delay in filing the complaint, as those matters belong to trial. The quashing order was therefore set aside and the criminal case directed to proceed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=785524