https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=793836 Even though proceedings under Section 174-A of the IPC are independent and may, in principle, continue after the proclamation ceases to operate, the High Court noted that compromise and withdrawal of the foundational Section 138 NI Act complaint remained relevant in deciding whether further prosecution served any useful purpose. Exercising inherent powers under Section 528 BNSS and Section 482 CrPC, it held that continuation of the FIR and connected proceedings would amount to abuse of process and would not advance the ends of justice. On that basis, the FIR under Section 174-A IPC and all consequential proceedings were quashed. en-us Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:27:30 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=793836 Even though proceedings under Section 174-A of the IPC are independent and may, in principle, continue after the proclamation ceases to operate, the High Court noted that compromise and withdrawal of the foundational Section 138 NI Act complaint remained relevant in deciding whether further prosecution served any useful purpose. Exercising inherent powers under Section 528 BNSS and Section 482 CrPC, it held that continuation of the FIR and connected proceedings would amount to abuse of process and would not advance the ends of justice. On that basis, the FIR under Section 174-A IPC and all consequential proceedings were quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=793836