https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=792380 Further investigation after a closure report requires judicial leave as a necessary implication of Section 173(8) CrPC; where no Magistrate's permission is shown, the investigation cannot be sustained and the proceedings are liable to be quashed. The Court also treated the dispute as essentially civil, arising from a commercial arrangement over investment, supply of goods and profit-sharing, and held that criminal prosecution could not be used to transform that commercial disagreement into a criminal case. Allegations of forgery were viewed as doubtful in timing and context, and the FIR, chargesheet and ensuing proceedings were set aside as an abuse of process. en-us Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 28 May 2026 08:21:29 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=792380 Further investigation after a closure report requires judicial leave as a necessary implication of Section 173(8) CrPC; where no Magistrate's permission is shown, the investigation cannot be sustained and the proceedings are liable to be quashed. The Court also treated the dispute as essentially civil, arising from a commercial arrangement over investment, supply of goods and profit-sharing, and held that criminal prosecution could not be used to transform that commercial disagreement into a criminal case. Allegations of forgery were viewed as doubtful in timing and context, and the FIR, chargesheet and ensuing proceedings were set aside as an abuse of process. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=792380