Crl.A. No. 002956 / 2025

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Pendency of civil proceedings between the same parties on identical subject matter does not bar the initiation or continuation of criminal prosecution, as civil and criminal remedies are coextensive and not mutually exclusive — a prima facie case disclosing cognizable offences must proceed to trial irrespective of any parallel civil suit. As analysed on casestatus.in, a High Court cannot invoke its Section 482 CrPC jurisdiction to quash criminal proceedings solely on the ground that a civil suit is pending, where the charge sheet discloses sufficient material establishing a prima facie case of conspiracy and cheating under the IPC.