Quashing--Forgery--Where Proof Of Forgery Depends On Expert Evidence, Courts Must Await Forensic Report Before Quashing Criminal Proceedings
Inherent powers under Section 482 of the CrPC cannot be exercised to quash an FIR involving allegations of forgery and fraud when forensic examination of disputed documents is pending and investigation is underway. Quashing criminal proceedings at the threshold, before the report of a handwriting expert is received, amounts to improper exercise of inherent jurisdiction. Where proof of forgery depends on expert comparison of signatures, the prosecution cannot be stifled before such evidence is collected and considered.
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