powers of the High Court to quash any criminal proceeding or
first information report or complaint whether the offences were
compoundable or not. Altamas Kabir ... Constitution the High Court
could not have refused to quash the first information report,
but what we do say is that the matter could have
power should be exercised.
1. Where the allegations made in the first information report or the complaint, even if they are taken at their face ... case against the accused.
2. Where the allegations in the first information report and other materials, if any, accompanying the FIR
simple. From the statement of injured and
MLR’s report, an FIR under sections 323 / 324 / 34 IPC was registered.
After ... report relating to injury No.3, section 307 IPC was added
in the FIR
5. After the completion of investigation, challan has been
jointly pray for quashing of the criminal proceedings or the First Information Report or complaint filed by the wife under Sections 498A ... held that the parameters, principles and guidelines for quashing of complaints, first information report and criminal proceedings have been settled in terms thereof
invocation of the jurisdiction of the High Court to
quash a first information report or a criminal proceeding on
the ground that a settlement ... court.
(5) the decision as to whether a complaint or first
information report should be quashed on the ground that the
offender and victim have
Criminal
Procedure, 1973. The appellants sought the quashing of a First Information
Report registered against them on 18 June 2016 with the City ‘C’ Division ... stands rejected.”
Before the High Court, the plea for quashing the First Information Report was
advanced on the ground that the appellants had amicably settled
ALTAMAS KABIR,J.
1. Leave granted.
2. The question whether a First Information Report
under Sections ... also the question arose as to whether
criminal proceedings or a First Information
Report or complaint filed under Section
Author: P.Sathasivam
Bench: P. Sathasivam , Jagdish Singh Khehar , Kurian Joseph
REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
1 CRIMINAL APPEAL ... Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (in short
“the Code”) in quashing of the criminal proceedings in non-compoundable
offences relating to matrimonial disputes.
3) This
Constitution for
quashing the criminal proceedings cannot be
supported. The first information report, which had
been lodged by the complainant indicates a dispute
between ... private nature. It is no doubt true that the first
information report was the basis of the investigation by
the police authorities, but the dispute
Constitution the High Court could not have refused to quash the first information report, but what we do say is that the matter could have ... what cases power to quash the criminal proceeding or complaint or F.I.R may be exercised where the offender and victim have settled their
