Supreme Court Allows Quashing of Non-Compoundable Offences Based on Compromise in Matrimonial Dispute. The Court held that the High Court's inherent power under Section 482 CrPC can be exercised to quash proceedings for non-compoundable offences when parties have genuinely settled the dispute and the offence is not heinous or against society.
1 Jan 2020The appeal arose from a criminal case where the appellants were charged under Section 493 IPC and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act based on an...




