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ANJULI PALO
Jayabai Kurmi – Appellant
Versus
State of Madhya Pradesh – Respondent
JUDGMENT
1. This criminal revision u/s 397 read with section 401 of Cr.P.C. has been filed by the applicants against impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 17.09.2016 passed by First Additional Sessions Judge to the Court of Additional Judge, Narsinghpur in Criminal Appeal No.90/2014 (arising out of judgment dated 28.05.2014 passed in Criminal Case No.2222/2010) whereby the applicants have been convicted for offences under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to undergo R.I. for 02-02 years each, Section 323 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to undergo R.I. for 06-06 months each and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act and sentenced to undergo R.I. for 02-02 years each with fine of Rs.500/--Rs.500/- each respectively, with default stipulations.
2. As per prosecution case the complainant-Smt. Asha Bai was married to applicant No.3 on 09.05.1998, till 4-5 years of her marriage, she lived happily at the house of the applicants, thereafter one daughter was born after three years, due to which, applicants started harassing the complainant and also demanded dowry and a four wheeler. Due to harassment, the complainant came to her parental house where
The court has the power to quash criminal proceedings in matrimonial disputes where the parties are willing to settle amicably, in line with the duty to encourage genuine settlements of such disputes....
Court's inherent power permits quashing of non-compoundable charges upon mutual settlement under S.498A IPC.
The court can quash criminal proceedings under inherent jurisdiction when parties mutually settle disputes, including divorce and alimony agreements.
The central legal point established in the judgment is that in matrimonial disputes, where the parties have resolved their entire dispute through compromise, the court can quash the criminal proceedi....
The central legal point established in the judgment is the wide plenitude of the High Court's inherent power to quash criminal proceedings in cases of settlement, especially in offenses with a predom....
The court can quash criminal proceedings in matrimonial disputes when the parties have resolved their entire dispute through compromise, considering the nature and gravity of the crime and its impact....
The court may quash non-compoundable criminal proceedings arising from matrimonial disputes if the parties have reached an amicable settlement.
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