https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289313 Section 482 CrPC preserves the High Court's inherent power to quash proceedings to prevent abuse of process and secure the ends of justice, and that power is not barred merely because the offence is non-compoundable. On the facts of a hypothecation transaction, criminal breach of trust under Section 406 IPC was not made out because entrustment was absent; at most, the allegations suggested a compoundable offence. In view of the settlement between the parties and the absence of the ingredients of Section 406, continuation of the prosecution was treated as futile and the proceedings were quashed. en-us Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 24 Jul 2020 16:23:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289313 Section 482 CrPC preserves the High Court's inherent power to quash proceedings to prevent abuse of process and secure the ends of justice, and that power is not barred merely because the offence is non-compoundable. On the facts of a hypothecation transaction, criminal breach of trust under Section 406 IPC was not made out because entrustment was absent; at most, the allegations suggested a compoundable offence. In view of the settlement between the parties and the absence of the ingredients of Section 406, continuation of the prosecution was treated as futile and the proceedings were quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289313