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.