https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469126 At the quashing stage, a court will not resolve factual disputes or test the truth of allegations if the FIR and supporting materials prima facie disclose cognizable criminal conduct. A clerical omission in naming the company as an accused was treated as non-decisive where the allegations otherwise referred to the company, its directors and responsible persons, and investigation was still pending. The presence of Merchant Shipping Act offences did not bar police inquiry, because cognizable and non-cognizable offences arising from the same facts may be investigated together under Section 155(4) CrPC. A contractual or commercial dispute, including arbitration-related proceedings, did not by itself justify interference under Section 482 CrPC. en-us Fri, 01 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:29:39 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469126 At the quashing stage, a court will not resolve factual disputes or test the truth of allegations if the FIR and supporting materials prima facie disclose cognizable criminal conduct. A clerical omission in naming the company as an accused was treated as non-decisive where the allegations otherwise referred to the company, its directors and responsible persons, and investigation was still pending. The presence of Merchant Shipping Act offences did not bar police inquiry, because cognizable and non-cognizable offences arising from the same facts may be investigated together under Section 155(4) CrPC. A contractual or commercial dispute, including arbitration-related proceedings, did not by itself justify interference under Section 482 CrPC. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 01 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469126