Magistrate had subsequently ordered for the FIR to be registered on the basis of the written complaint. 44. We would also like to emphasise on the need for a Magistrate to be cautious in examining whether the facts of the case disclose a civil or a criminal wrong. Attempts at initiating vexatious criminal proceedings should be thwarted early on, as a summoning order, or even a direction to register an FIR, has grave consequences for setting the criminal proceedings in motion.27 Any effort to settle civil disputes and claims which do not involve any criminal offence, by 27 Deepak Gaba and Others v. State of U.P. and Another, (2023) 3 SCC 423. Crl. Appeal @ SLP (Crl.) No. 1074 of 2017 & Ors. Page 30 of 38way of applying pressure through criminal prosecution, should be deprecated and discouraged.28 C. Appeal arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 9482/2021 • The complainant and Respondent No. 2 herein – Rajesh Wangvelu made a written complaint to the Station Officer, Police Station Aliganj,