India, April 22 -- A Pune sessions court on Monday termed the registration of a first information report (FRI) by the Samarth police in an alleged cheating case as a "sheer abuse of the process of court", while granting anticipatory bail to a woman accused in a Rs.15 lakh financial dispute.

The case stems from a complaint filed by Nasira Shahid Shaikh this year, who alleged that the accused, Aasma Naim Sayyed-her relative-induced her to invest Rs.15 lakh in a construction business WHEN?? by promising returns higher than bank interest rates.

The complainant claimed that the amount was paid partly in cash and partly by cheques routed through co-accused persons. She alleged that the accused diverted the funds for personal use and failed to...