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JYOTI SINGH
Mohd. Shaan – Appellant
Versus
State – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Jyoti Singh, J. (Oral)
1. This petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of FIR No.93/2021 dated 07.04.2021, under Sections 324/34 IPC registered at PS I.P. Estate, Delhi including all proceedings arising therefrom, predicated on a settlement arrived at between the parties.
2. Respondent No. 2/Complainant is the brother-in-law of the Petitioners. A matrimonial dispute arose between Respondent No. 2 and sister of the Petitioners, pursuant to which she filed an application under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 against Respondent No. 2 and his family members. With the intervention of friends and well wishers of both parties, matter was amicably settled in April, 2021 and sister of the Petitioners joined the company of Respondent No. 2 and has since been living happily with him.
3. Present FIR No.93/2021 was registered at the instance of Respondent No. 2 against the Petitioners on account of an alleged scuffle between them. Subsequently however, parties have settled all their disputes amicably and a Compromise Deed has been executed on 22.05.2023, recording the terms of compromise, a copy of which has been filed alon
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 ....
Criminal cases with a predominantly civil flavor, particularly those arising from matrimonial relationships, can be quashed if the parties have resolved their entire dispute and the possibility of co....
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 power of the High Court to quash criminal proceedings in cases of private nature and genuine settlements of matrimonial disputes.
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 main legal point established is that in cases of matrimonial disputes where the wrong is private or personal in nature and the parties have resolved their entire dispute, the High Court may quash....
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 ....
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