Bombay High Court Quashes Conviction Under Section 307 IPC in Matrimonial Dispute Following Settlement — Power Under Section 482 CrPC Exercised to Secure Ends of Justice. The Court held that where the offence arises out of a matrimonial dispute and the parties have genuinely settled, the High Court may quash proceedings even for non-compoundable offences to prevent abuse of process and secure the ends of justice.
30 Mar 2016The applicant, Ashwini @ Rani Youraj Akurde, was convicted by the Assistant Sessions Judge, Kolhapur on 2nd June 2012 for the offence punishable under...




