https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466587 At the quash stage the court applied the prima facie standard: disputed factual issues and defences are not to be adjudicated, and the material does not show complete non existence of an offence or abuse of process; therefore the application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash criminal proceedings under Section 138 NI Act was refused. The magistrate's cognizance and summoning order were held valid on record review and not interfered with. Limited interim protection was granted for one month from coercive measures, with liberty to seek bail before the trial court under applicable guidelines. en-us Fri, 21 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 19:07:20 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466587 At the quash stage the court applied the prima facie standard: disputed factual issues and defences are not to be adjudicated, and the material does not show complete non existence of an offence or abuse of process; therefore the application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash criminal proceedings under Section 138 NI Act was refused. The magistrate's cognizance and summoning order were held valid on record review and not interfered with. Limited interim protection was granted for one month from coercive measures, with liberty to seek bail before the trial court under applicable guidelines. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 21 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466587