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The State Of Madhya Pradesh vs Dhruv Gurjar on 22 February, 2019
11. The main issue that requires the consideration of this Court is as to
whether this Court can quash the criminal proceedings involving non-
compoundable offences pending against the petitioners. The Hon'ble Supreme
Court in the case of Parbathbhai Aahir @ Parbathbhai Vs. State of Gujrath,
reported in 2017 9 SCC 641 and in case of The State of Madhya Pradesh Vs.
Dhruv Gurjar and Another reported in (2019) 2 MLJ Crl 10, has given
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sufficient guidelines that must be taken into consideration by this Court while
exercising its jurisdiction under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, to quash non-
compoundable offences. One very important test that has been laid down is that
the Court must necessarily examine if the crime in question is purely individual
in nature or a crime against the society with overriding public interest. The
Hon'ble Supreme Court has held that offences against the society with
overriding public interest even if it gets settled between the parties, cannot be
quashed by this Court.