https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273691 Compromise and full settlement of the civil liability can justify quashing criminal proceedings under the High Court's inherent jurisdiction where continuation would be oppressive and amount to abuse of process. The text notes that the allegations included cheating and conspiracy; although conspiracy is not compoundable and compounding under Section 320 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is distinct from inherent powers under Section 482, the complete resolution of the monetary dispute left no subsisting grievance. On those facts, the High Court was entitled to intervene to secure the ends of justice, and its order quashing the proceedings was upheld. en-us Fri, 28 Feb 1947 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 10 Jul 2018 10:13:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273691 Compromise and full settlement of the civil liability can justify quashing criminal proceedings under the High Court's inherent jurisdiction where continuation would be oppressive and amount to abuse of process. The text notes that the allegations included cheating and conspiracy; although conspiracy is not compoundable and compounding under Section 320 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is distinct from inherent powers under Section 482, the complete resolution of the monetary dispute left no subsisting grievance. On those facts, the High Court was entitled to intervene to secure the ends of justice, and its order quashing the proceedings was upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 28 Feb 1947 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273691