(1.) Heard the parties.
(2.) The petitioner has sought for quashment of FIR No.73/2023 dtd. 17/2/2023 registered with Police Station Malviya Nagar for offences under Ss. 420, 406, 504, 506 and 120-B of IPC.
(3.) Mr. Rajendra Prasad, learned senior counsel for the petitioner contends that a contractual dispute between the parties, which may be redressed by a civil proceeding has been ventured to be given a colour of criminal prosecution with ulterior motive, hence the impugned FIR and consequential proceedings would amount to abuse of the process of law.