https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469428 Section 160 CrPC notices are ordinarily part of lawful investigation and were not quashed here because the impugned notices had already expired and the challenge had become infructuous. The HC held that mere apprehension of misuse did not justify interference with investigation on those facts. At the same time, the Court found a real risk that the process could be used to secure attendance and then advance arrest without meaningful recourse, so it granted limited protective directions: appearance on notice and a short restraint on arrest if a criminal case was proposed, while allowing the investigation to continue. en-us Mon, 09 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:21:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469428 Section 160 CrPC notices are ordinarily part of lawful investigation and were not quashed here because the impugned notices had already expired and the challenge had become infructuous. The HC held that mere apprehension of misuse did not justify interference with investigation on those facts. At the same time, the Court found a real risk that the process could be used to secure attendance and then advance arrest without meaningful recourse, so it granted limited protective directions: appearance on notice and a short restraint on arrest if a criminal case was proposed, while allowing the investigation to continue. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 09 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469428