Supreme Court Allows Quashing of Criminal Proceedings in Section 307 IPC Case Where Parties Settled Dispute — Distinguishes Compounding from Quashing Under Section 482 CrPC. The Court held that the High Court erred in treating the application for quashing as one for compounding and that the dispute, arising from a family/neighbourhood water irrigation conflict, was fit for quashing as the injury was not serious and the parties had settled.
12 Feb 2025The Supreme Court allowed an appeal against the Allahabad High Court's order refusing to quash criminal proceedings under Section 307 IPC despite a co...
