https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470724 Criminal proceedings arising from a loan and contractual transaction may be quashed where the allegations, even if accepted, do not disclose the essential ingredients of cheating or forgery. The notes state that the dispute involved repayment, an agreement to sell and dishonoured cheques, while the FIRs were filed after cheque-dishonour proceedings initiated by the accused and reflected a retaliatory pattern. Where criminal allegations merely give criminal colour to a substantially civil dispute and are instituted mala fide to pursue vengeance, continuation of the FIR and charge sheet constitutes abuse of process and warrants quashing under inherent jurisdiction. en-us Wed, 24 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 23:29:54 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470724 Criminal proceedings arising from a loan and contractual transaction may be quashed where the allegations, even if accepted, do not disclose the essential ingredients of cheating or forgery. The notes state that the dispute involved repayment, an agreement to sell and dishonoured cheques, while the FIRs were filed after cheque-dishonour proceedings initiated by the accused and reflected a retaliatory pattern. Where criminal allegations merely give criminal colour to a substantially civil dispute and are instituted mala fide to pursue vengeance, continuation of the FIR and charge sheet constitutes abuse of process and warrants quashing under inherent jurisdiction. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 24 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470724