C.S. PRASAD versus C. SATYAKUMAR AND OTHERS
High Court erred in quashing the criminal proceedings because under Section 482 CrPC it was obliged to take the allegations in the FIR at face value and determine only whether they disclose cognizable offences; civil proceedings and a civil decree upholding the settlement deeds do not, by themselves, bar criminal prosecution where prima facie allegations of offences such as forgery, cheating and use of forged documents are made; disputed factual questions including intent, mental state of executants and misuse of PoA require full trial on evidence and not summary quashing.
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- Quashing of criminal proceedings
- Section 482 crpc
- Civil vs criminal liability
- Delay and suppression in filing complaint
- Forgery, cheating and use of forged documents