https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194975 Criminal proceedings for non-compoundable offences may be quashed on compromise only in exceptional cases where the Supreme Court or High Court uses inherent jurisdiction to prevent abuse of process and secure the ends of justice. That power is to be exercised sparingly, and only where settlement shows continuation of prosecution would be futile. Here, the allegations were not confined to a civil dispute with criminal overtones; they included a larger criminal conspiracy, use of property without proper title as collateral security, and forged documents. The compromise with the banks did not remove the criminal element, so quashing was refused. en-us Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 17 Apr 2018 12:31:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194975 Criminal proceedings for non-compoundable offences may be quashed on compromise only in exceptional cases where the Supreme Court or High Court uses inherent jurisdiction to prevent abuse of process and secure the ends of justice. That power is to be exercised sparingly, and only where settlement shows continuation of prosecution would be futile. Here, the allegations were not confined to a civil dispute with criminal overtones; they included a larger criminal conspiracy, use of property without proper title as collateral security, and forged documents. The compromise with the banks did not remove the criminal element, so quashing was refused. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194975