https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470724 Criminal proceedings arising from a loan and contractual transaction may be quashed where the allegations do not prima facie establish the essential ingredients of cheating or forgery. A dispute involving repayment, an agreement to sell and dishonoured cheques remained substantially civil in nature. The retaliatory background, including multiple FIRs filed shortly after cheque-dishonour proceedings initiated by the appellant, indicated mala fide prosecution intended to give criminal colour to a civil dispute. The FIR and consequential charge sheet were therefore liable to be quashed as an abuse of process. 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 do not prima facie establish the essential ingredients of cheating or forgery. A dispute involving repayment, an agreement to sell and dishonoured cheques remained substantially civil in nature. The retaliatory background, including multiple FIRs filed shortly after cheque-dishonour proceedings initiated by the appellant, indicated mala fide prosecution intended to give criminal colour to a civil dispute. The FIR and consequential charge sheet were therefore liable to be quashed as an abuse of process. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 24 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470724