P MAHESH COOPERATIVE URBAN BANK SHAREHOLDERS WELFARE ASSOCIATION versus RAMESH KUMAR BUNG AND ORS.
The High Court was justified in granting interim protection because the material showed that the complaints were an attempt to convert an election dispute into criminal proceedings, there was an overlap between election and alleged loan fraud allegations, the High Court recorded reasons demonstrating possible abuse of process and mala fide motive, and therefore interim stay of further criminal proceedings including arrest pending quash petitions was appropriate; the Special Leave Petitions were dismissed.
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- Interim stay
- Quashing of criminal complaints
- Abuse of process
- Section 156(3) crpc
- Section 482 crpc
- Pendency of writ petitions