
Case Law Analysis
|Madhya Pradesh High Court
Section 164 BNSS | Parallel Criminal Proceedings Abuse Process When Civil Suit with Injunction Is Pending : MP HC Jabalpur Quashes Complaint
Madhya Pradesh High Court quashes criminal proceedings under Section 164 BNSS where a civil suit with temporary injunction is already pending, reinforcing that parallel proceedings in possession disputes amount to abuse of process. The ruling aligns with Supreme Court precedent, protecting litigants from vexatious criminal litigation during ongoing civil adjudication.