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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
Eklavya Singh, S/o. Late Rajnarayan Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. jurisdiction invoked to quash criminal proceedings. (Para 2) |
| 2. contention of compromise and its implications. (Para 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 3. guiding principles for quashing proceedings. (Para 6) |
| 4. court's analysis on the nature of the offence. (Para 7 , 8) |
| 5. court’s conclusion to quash proceedings. (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12) |
JUDGMENT :
Heard the parties.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the investigation of the case is still going on and charge-sheet has not yet been submitted in this case.
5. Learned Addl. P.P. appearing for the State submits that in view of the compromise between the parties, the State has no objection for quashing and setting aside the entire criminal proceedings of Tisra P.S. Case No.02 of 2023 which is now pending in the court of learned J.M-1st Class, Dhanbad.
“29. In view of the aforesaid discussion, we sum up and lay down the following principles by which the High Court would be guided in giving adequate treatment to the settlement between the parties and exercising its power under Section 482 of the Code while accepting the settlement and quashing the proceedings or refusing to accept the settlement with direction to continue with the cri
Compromise between parties in non-heinous criminal cases allows for quashing proceedings if continuation would cause oppression, outlining the scope of Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
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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....
The court quashed the FIR based on a compromise between parties, emphasizing that continuation of proceedings would cause injustice and that the possibility of conviction was remote.
The High Court can quash criminal proceedings based on settlement between parties if continuation poses an injustice, especially in non-heinous, private disputes.
High Court may quash non-heinous private dispute proceedings under inherent powers where parties fully compromise, conviction becomes remote, and continuation abuses process.
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 may quash criminal proceedings based on a compromise between parties if the dispute is private, not heinous, and continuation of proceedings would cause injustice.
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