quashes

If the parties have compromised and settled the matter amongst themselves in the given facts and circumstances then the courts have the power to quash the complaint otherwise it will cause a prejudicial effect on the accused and would lead to grave injustice to the accused.

A.K. Das, counsel appearing on behalf of the Central Coalfields Limited, Bokaro vehemently opposes the contention of the counsel for the petitioner and submitted that the entire case of the petitioner is beyond the terms of reference.

Justice Shailendra Shukla of the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court gave a detailed verdict while dismissing the petition filed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

The Meghalaya High Court has rejected the plea to quash criminal proceedings against a journalist Patricia Mukhim from Shillong for her four-month-old Facebook post condemning the attack on five non-tribal youths by a gang of masked men, allegedly from the tribal community.

The Calcutta High Court has quashed a police charge sheet against Union Minister Babul Supriyo for passing ‘objectionable’ comments at TMC MP Mahua Moitra during a TV debate in 2017.