High Court of Karnataka Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Assault Case Due to Settlement Between Parties — Section 482 CrPC Invoked to Prevent Abuse of Process of Court. The court held that where the dispute is essentially private and the parties have settled, proceedings for non-compoundable offences under Sections 323, 504, 506 read with 149 IPC can be quashed to secure the ends of justice.
1 Mar 2014The petitioners, five individuals, filed a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking quashing of proceedings i...




