https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296110 A compromise in a matrimonial dispute could not quash an already recorded conviction for non-compoundable offences under Section 498A IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, as Section 320 CrPC bars compounding of such offences. The conviction was therefore maintained. However, because Section 498A prescribes no minimum sentence and the proviso to Section 4 permits a lesser term for adequate or special reasons, the genuine settlement, compensation, lapse of time, and overall circumstances justified reduction of the substantive sentence to the period already undergone, subject to payment of compensation. en-us Mon, 21 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:24:31 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296110 A compromise in a matrimonial dispute could not quash an already recorded conviction for non-compoundable offences under Section 498A IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, as Section 320 CrPC bars compounding of such offences. The conviction was therefore maintained. However, because Section 498A prescribes no minimum sentence and the proviso to Section 4 permits a lesser term for adequate or special reasons, the genuine settlement, compensation, lapse of time, and overall circumstances justified reduction of the substantive sentence to the period already undergone, subject to payment of compensation. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 21 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296110