P&H: Quashes conviction u/s.323, 325, 452 and 506 in IPC case after parties settle dispute says Criminal antecedents of accused cannot be sole consideration to decline quashing
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed an FIR and the conviction that followed it after the parties informed the court that they had settled the matter amicably. The case involved offences under Sections 323, 325, 452, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
The petitioners had approached the High Court seeking quashing of FIR No. 0363 dated 21 December 2017 registered at Police Station Adampur, District Hisar, along with the judgment and order of sentence passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hisar on 25 and 26 July 2024. They said the dispute had been resolved through a...
