The Madras High Court, presided over by Justice Shamim Ahmed, has held that the pendency of civil or rent control proceedings between a landlord and a tenant does not bar criminal investigation where the complaint independently discloses the commission of cognizable penal offences. Dismissing a criminal revision case filed by property owners, the Court affirmed
Civil Dispute No Shield Against Criminal Investigation If Cognizable Offences Disclosed: Madras High Court
