In Brief
Richa Dalmia and another sought to quash criminal proceedings filed against them in Dhanbad by petitioning the High Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C., raising both jurisdictional objections and merit-based challenges to the maintainability of the case. The High Court upheld Dhanbad Court's jurisdiction but did not address the merit-based contentions. The Supreme Court confirmed that Dhanbad Court possessed territorial jurisdiction, but found that the merit-based issues had not been considered. Accordingly, the Court remitted the matter to the High Court for complete adjudication of the merit-based objections to maintainability, with an interim protection extended for four weeks.
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