https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457863 Section 482 CrPC cannot be used to quash an FIR for abetment of suicide under Section 306 IPC merely because the accused and the complainant have settled. The offence is grave, non-compoundable and against society, so compromise alone is insufficient to justify termination of the proceedings. The High Court was also faulted for quashing without hearing the deceased's widow and for refusing to recall that order. The Supreme Court held that the nature and gravity of the offence must be examined before invoking inherent powers, and the quashing order, as well as the refusal to recall it, was unsustainable. en-us Fri, 29 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 29 Sep 2024 16:20:30 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457863 Section 482 CrPC cannot be used to quash an FIR for abetment of suicide under Section 306 IPC merely because the accused and the complainant have settled. The offence is grave, non-compoundable and against society, so compromise alone is insufficient to justify termination of the proceedings. The High Court was also faulted for quashing without hearing the deceased's widow and for refusing to recall that order. The Supreme Court held that the nature and gravity of the offence must be examined before invoking inherent powers, and the quashing order, as well as the refusal to recall it, was unsustainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 29 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457863