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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
HARDEEP SINGH & ORS – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF PUNJAB – Respondent
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND
HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
291
CRA-S-4013-SB-2018 (O&M)
Date of decision: 19.12.2025
Hardeep Singh and others ...Appellants
Versus
State of Punjab and another ...Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA
Present:- Mr. Amit Dhawan, Advocate
for the appellants.
Mr. Roshandeep Singh, AAG, Punjab.
Mr. S. P. Soi, Advocate
for respondent No. 2.
MANISHA BATRA, J. (Oral)
1. The instant appeal has been preferred against the judgment of conviction and order on quantum of sent
The power of the High Court to quash criminal proceedings under Section 482 Cr.P.C. can be exercised to prevent the abuse of the process of law or to secure the ends of justice, particularly in cases....
The power of the High Court to quash criminal proceedings is distinct from the power to compound offences, and it must be exercised to secure the ends of justice or prevent abuse of the process of la....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the exercise of inherent powers under section 482 CrPC is justified to quash the prosecution when the settlement between the parties is genuin....
The inherent power under Section 482 of the Code could be exercised for quashing criminal proceedings even at the appellate/revisional stage in rarest of rare cases when found necessary to prevent th....
The power to quash criminal proceedings can be exercised to prevent abuse of the process of law and to secure the ends of justice, especially in cases where the possibility of conviction is remote an....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the High Court has the power to quash non-compoundable offences on the basis of compromise between the disputing parties, especially in cases ....
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