https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300980 The High Court held that inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC can be used to quash criminal proceedings on a genuine compromise, even where the offences are non-compoundable. It reasoned that the bar under Section 320(9) CrPC does not limit that power when intervention is needed to prevent abuse of process and secure the ends of justice. As the dispute had been settled between closely related parties, supported by affidavits, and no useful purpose would be served by continuing the proceedings, the FIR, conviction and sentence were quashed and the appeal was allowed. en-us Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 05 Mar 2022 18:09:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300980 The High Court held that inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC can be used to quash criminal proceedings on a genuine compromise, even where the offences are non-compoundable. It reasoned that the bar under Section 320(9) CrPC does not limit that power when intervention is needed to prevent abuse of process and secure the ends of justice. As the dispute had been settled between closely related parties, supported by affidavits, and no useful purpose would be served by continuing the proceedings, the FIR, conviction and sentence were quashed and the appeal was allowed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300980