Criminal Complaints Cannot Be Quashed Merely Because Allegations Appear To Be Of A Civil Nature: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that criminal complaints cannot be quashed only on the ground that the allegations made therein appear to be of a civil nature. The bench comprising Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Justice MR Shah said that, if the ingredients of the offence alleged against the accused are prima facie made out in the complaint, the criminal proceeding shall not be...