High Court of Karnataka Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Cheque Dishonour Case Due to Lack of Prima Facie Case — Complaint Alleging Forgery and Cheating Dismissed as Civil Dispute. The court held that where the dispute is predominantly civil in nature and the criminal complaint is filed to pressurize the opposite party, the proceedings are liable to be quashed under Section 482 CrPC.
1 Feb 2017The petitioners, Balaji Trading Company and its partners, filed a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking qu...




