https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196881 A High Court may, in appropriate cases, use its inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC or writ jurisdiction under Article 226 to quash FIRs and criminal proceedings even for non-compoundable offences when the dispute is essentially private and the parties have settled. Section 320 CrPC governs compounding, but it does not exhaust the court's power to prevent abuse of process and secure the ends of justice. Where continuation of prosecution would serve no useful purpose, quashing may be justified. On the stated facts, the compromise between the parties supported termination of the proceedings. en-us Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 18 Nov 2023 13:07:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196881 A High Court may, in appropriate cases, use its inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC or writ jurisdiction under Article 226 to quash FIRs and criminal proceedings even for non-compoundable offences when the dispute is essentially private and the parties have settled. Section 320 CrPC governs compounding, but it does not exhaust the court's power to prevent abuse of process and secure the ends of justice. Where continuation of prosecution would serve no useful purpose, quashing may be justified. On the stated facts, the compromise between the parties supported termination of the proceedings. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196881