“Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice R. Mahadevan observed, “…it indicates that the aggrieved party also accepts, at least to an extent, that the case involves civil elements. Even after, the aggrieved party is not precluded from invoking criminal law, however, the caveat being the time-factor which can indicate whether the criminal proceedings resorted to are genuine and bona” https://www.verdictum.in/supreme-court/nazibul-rahim-khan-v-state-of-uttar-pradesh-2026-insc-619-fir-filed-23-years-after-civil-suit-forgery-1615277#:~:text=Justice%20Ahsanuddin%20Amanullah,genuine%20and%20bona
“Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice R. Mahadevan observed, “…it indicates that the aggrieved party also accepts, at least to an extent, that the case involves civil elements. Even after, the aggrieved party is not precluded from invoking criminal law, however, the caveat being the time-factor which can indicate whether the criminal proceedings resorted to are genuine and bona”
https://www.verdictum.in/supreme-court/nazibul-rahim-khan-v-state-of-uttar-pradesh-2026-insc-619-fir-filed-23-years-after-civil-suit-forgery-1615277#:~:text=Justice%20Ahsanuddin%20Amanullah,genuine%20and%20bona
