https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=786230 High Court declined to quash a criminal complaint under inherent powers, emphasizing that quashing is a sparing remedy and pre-trial appreciation of evidence is impermissible; contested facts should be left for trial. The court applied the statutory presumption that an admitted signature on a cheque indicates issuance to discharge a legally enforceable liability, and held that a security cheque constitutes an acknowledgement of liability and may be used to discharge debt. Because the magistrate's decision to summon was a possible view based on preliminary evidence, interference was unwarranted and the quash petition was dismissed. en-us Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 07:46:20 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=786230 High Court declined to quash a criminal complaint under inherent powers, emphasizing that quashing is a sparing remedy and pre-trial appreciation of evidence is impermissible; contested facts should be left for trial. The court applied the statutory presumption that an admitted signature on a cheque indicates issuance to discharge a legally enforceable liability, and held that a security cheque constitutes an acknowledgement of liability and may be used to discharge debt. Because the magistrate's decision to summon was a possible view based on preliminary evidence, interference was unwarranted and the quash petition was dismissed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=786230