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Supreme Court of India · 2020-11-26

Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Private ... vs The State Of Uttar Pradesh

Citation / case number
AIR 2021 SUPREME COURT 931
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Private ...
Respondent
The State Of Uttar Pradesh
Author
V. Ramasubramanian
Bench
V. Ramasubramanian, A.S. Bopanna, S.A. Bobde

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court dismissed the Special Leave Petition filed by Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Private Limited challenging the High Court's refusal to quash an FIR against them for various IPC offences including cheating and forgery. The court held that the allegations in the FIR, if taken at face value, disclosed a prima facie case warranting investigation. The decision reinforces the principle that the High Court should not interfere at the pre-investigation stage unless there is a clear lack of jurisdiction or abuse of process.

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