The High Court, while exercising jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Cr.PC, must exercise its extraordinary power sparingly with circumspection and avoid conducting a mini-trial or embarking upon an inquiry into the reliability, truthfulness, or genuineness of allegations. The primary threshold is limited to examining whether the uncontroverted allegations in the FIR or complaint, taken at face value, disclose the commission of a cognizable criminal offence. (2026 INSC 39 | C S.Prasad vs C.Satyakumar and Others)