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DINESH KUMAR SHARMA
Chandra Prakash Goyal – Appellant
Versus
State Through Chief Secretariat – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Dinesh Kumar Sharma, J. (Oral)
1. The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr. P.C. seeking quashing of FIR No. 410/2019 registered at PS Bindapur under Sections 354/354(A)/509/323 IPC. The said FIR was lodged on the complaint of respondent No. 2/daughter in law against the petitioner herein, who is her father-in-law.
2. The allegations in the FIR are that the father-in-law/petitioner used to perform illicit acts with the complainant and used to touch her inappropriately. It was alleged that he used to walk naked at home and used to beat her up if she protested against it. It was alleged that on 21.05.2019 both the children of the complainant were playing at home and when the daughter of the complainant moved towards the balcony, the petitioner/accused slapped the daughter and when the complainant protested, slapped her too and abused her in filthy language. It was alleged that the husband of the complainant too, used to beat her.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the present FIR was filed owing to some misunderstanding and dispute between the parties. He submits that now with the intervention of family members and well-wishers, the parties
The court has the inherent power under Section 482 to quash criminal proceedings based on a settlement between the parties, with the aim of achieving substantial justice and preventing abuse of the c....
The court has the power to quash criminal proceedings under section 482 Cr.P.C. when the chances of conviction are bleak and a settlement between the parties would lead to better relations.
In personal disputes, if matters are settled amicably, a quietus should be put, and the court may quash ongoing criminal proceedings based on such settlements.
The central legal point established is that the power to quash criminal proceedings can be exercised when the parties have settled their dispute and continuation of the proceedings would be an abuse ....
High Courts can quash FIRs in matrimonial disputes when parties amicably settle, as continuance would lead to abuse of judicial process and not serve the ends of justice.
The central legal point established in the judgment is the court's power to quash criminal proceedings based on the amicable settlement between the parties, considering the nature and gravity of the ....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that criminal cases with predominantly civil flavor, especially those arising from matrimonial relationships, can be quashed if the possibility of ....
The court may quash criminal proceedings under section 482 CrPC when the chances of conviction are bleak and no useful purpose is likely to be served by allowing the prosecution to continue.
The power under Section 482 Cr.P.C. should be exercised to secure the ends of justice and prevent abuse of the process of any court. The possibility of conviction being remote and bleak due to a sett....
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