Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 819 · Decided 14 July 2025
Madhukar & ORS. v. The State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 819 · [2025] 7 S.C.R. 568
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2957/2025
- Decided
- 14 July 2025
- Bench
- VIKRAM NATH, SANJAY KUMAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376, 324, 141, 143, 147, 149, 452, 323; CrPC Section 482
Headnote
Whether in the facts and circumstances of the case, the High Court erred in dismissing the petitions filed by the appellants u/s.482, CrPC seeking quashing of criminal proceedings initiated against them, and holding that the proceedings involving serious offence u/s.376, basis of a settlement or monetary compensation. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s.482 - Quashing of proceedings involving serious offences including s.376, IPC on the ground of settlement between the parties - Permissibility: Held: Ordinarily, quashing of
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