The High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, has dismissed a writ petition seeking to quash an FIR against six individuals accused of assault, observing that the existence of a civil remedy does not bar criminal proceedings if the allegations prima facie disclose a cognizable offence. The Division Bench comprising Justice Abdul Moin and
Investigation Into Cognizable Offence Cannot Be Thwarted Merely Because Dispute Is Civil In Nature: Allahabad High Court
