Supreme Court · 2021 INSC 568 · Decided 29 September 2021
Ramgopal & ANR. v. The State of Madhya Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2021 INSC 568 · [2021] 6 S.C.R. 249
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1489/2012
- Decided
- 29 September 2021
- Bench
- N.V. RAMANA, SURYA KANT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 482, 320; Constitution Article 142
Headnote
v. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH (Criminal Appeal No. 1489 of 2012) SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 [N. V. RAMANA, CJI AND SURYA KANT, J.] Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - ss.482 and 320 - Quashing of criminal prosecution - On basis of compromise/ settlement between the parties - an offence within the framework of s.320 CrPC is not an embargo against invoking inherent powers by the High Court vested in it u/s.482 CrPC - As opposed to s.320 CrPC where the Court is squarely guided by the compromise between the parties in respect of offences
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