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JYOTI SINGH
Akash Bhargav – Appellant
Versus
State of NCT of Delhi, Through App – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Jyoti Singh, J. (Oral)
1. This petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of case FIR No.296/2022 dated 25.03.2022 under Sections 420/34 IPC, registered at P.S. Mandawali Fazalpur, New Delhi.
2. Genesis of the FIR lodged by Respondent No. 2/Complainant is a dispute that arose between the parties on account of some money advanced by Respondent No. 2 to the Petitioners for performing a Pooja. Parties state that they have amicably resolved and settled their inter se disputes and a Memorandum of Understanding dated 24.06.2022 has been executed incorporating the terms of settlement. The Memorandum is on record, wherein it is recorded that matter has been settled for a total sum of Rs.6,75,000/- as full and final settlement and the amount shall be paid to Respondent No. 2 by the Petitioners in two installments. First installment for a sum of Rs.3,00,000/- has already been paid and the second installment of Rs.3,75,000/- shall be paid at the time of quashing of the FIR. Petition is supported by affidavits of the Petitioners and Respondent No. 2 along with their identity proofs.
3. Contesting parties are present and have been identified through their respectiv
The High Court has the inherent power to quash criminal proceedings even in non-compoundable cases when parties have settled the matter between themselves, in line with the guidelines set by the Supr....
The power to quash criminal proceedings based on a settlement between the parties depends on the facts and circumstances of each case, and the court must consider the nature and gravity of the crime,....
The court established that FIRs can be quashed when disputes are settled amicably, particularly in personal and matrimonial matters.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that in cases of matrimonial disputes and offences with a predominantly civil nature, the possibility of conviction being remote and bleak, and the....
The court has the inherent power to quash criminal proceedings in accordance with the guidelines engrafted in such power, especially in cases where the possibility of conviction is remote and bleak, ....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the inherent power under Section 482 Cr.PC can be exercised to quash criminal proceedings based on an amicable settlement, even in cases of no....
The power of the High Court to quash criminal proceedings in cases of private nature and genuine settlements of matrimonial disputes.
The High Court may quash criminal proceedings if the parties have settled their dispute, and continuation would serve no useful purpose, particularly in cases with a civil flavor.
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