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ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
Pravin Kumar @ Praveen Kumar, S/o. Anjani Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
1. Heard the parties.
2. Both these criminal miscellaneous petitions have been filed invoking the jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. with a prayer to quash the entire criminal proceeding including the order dated 21.10.2020 in connection with Bariatu P.S. Case No.60 of 2020, corresponding to G.R. Case No.2929 of 2020 whereby and where under, cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 504, 506, 34 of Indian Penal Code and under Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.
3. Drawing attention of this Court to the mediation report submitted by the Mediator appointed by Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority, it is jointly submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 that the parties have entered into compromise and the informant-opposite party no.2 does not want to proceed with the case.
4. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that Cr. M.P. No. 497 of 2022 has been filed by the accused-Pravin Kumar @ Praveen Kumar who is the husband of the opposite party no.2 and Cr. M.P. No.304 of 2022 has been filed by the accused-Anjani Kumar Singh @ Anjani Kumar an
The court's decision was influenced by the principles that the High Court should be guided by in giving adequate treatment to the settlement between the parties and exercising its power under Section....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that in cases of matrimonial disputes and compromises between the parties, the court may quash the criminal proceeding if the possibility of convic....
The court can quash criminal proceedings when a private dispute is resolved through compromise, indicating a remote chance of conviction and preventing abuse of the legal process.
The High Court can quash criminal proceedings under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure if the parties have settled their disputes, provided the offences are not heinous and the continuatio....
In matrimonial disputes with a civil flavor, the High Court may quash criminal proceedings if a full settlement exists, preventing abuse of process and securing the ends of justice.
The High Court can quash criminal proceedings if the parties have settled their dispute, and continuation would be an abuse of process, particularly in non-heinous cases.
The central legal point established is that the power to quash a criminal proceeding should be exercised to prevent abuse of process of law and to secure the ends of justice, particularly in cases wi....
The High Court can quash criminal proceedings under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure if a complete settlement exists between parties and the possibility of conviction is deemed remote.
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