https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460534 Inherent powers under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 may be used to quash non-compoundable criminal proceedings where the dispute is essentially private, the compromise is voluntary, and the chances of conviction are remote and bleak. The text distinguishes quashing from compounding under Section 320 and notes that, although serious offences with wider societal impact are ordinarily not quashed on settlement alone, the compromise may still be given legal effect on the facts of a case. Here, the compromise was accepted and the prosecution was brought to an end because continuation would amount to abuse of process and serve no useful purpose. en-us Wed, 31 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 19:22:21 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460534 Inherent powers under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 may be used to quash non-compoundable criminal proceedings where the dispute is essentially private, the compromise is voluntary, and the chances of conviction are remote and bleak. The text distinguishes quashing from compounding under Section 320 and notes that, although serious offences with wider societal impact are ordinarily not quashed on settlement alone, the compromise may still be given legal effect on the facts of a case. Here, the compromise was accepted and the prosecution was brought to an end because continuation would amount to abuse of process and serve no useful purpose. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 31 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460534