State Of Haryana And Ors vs Ch. Bhajan Lal And Ors on 21 November, 1990
8. High Court under section 561-A of the Code (sec. 482 of
the Central Code) is vested with inherent jurisdiction to
make such order as may be necessary to give effect to any
order under the Code or to prevent abuse of process of
any Court or otherwise to secure the ends of justice. This
jurisdiction of the High Court can be invoked to seek
quashing of FIR and investigation by the police or any
criminal proceedings pending in any Court if it is shown to
the satisfaction of the Court that such proceedings is the
abuse of process of that Court or tends to cause
miscarriage of justice or the quashing is otherwise required
to secure the ends of justice. The jurisdiction of the High
Court is vast indeed but this jurisdiction is to be exercised
cautiously, carefully and sparingly and the Court has not to
function as a Court of appeal or revision. Supreme Court in
State of Haryana v Bhajan Lal, AIR 1992 SC 604, has given
categories of cases by way of illustration wherein such
power can be used either to prevent the abuse of process
of Court or to secure the ends of justice. The categories
are: