P&H: Quashes Conviction Proceedings After Parties Reach Compromise
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed criminal proceedings, including the petitioners’ conviction and sentence, after the parties settled their dispute. Justice Shalini Singh Nagpal held that the compromise was voluntary and that continuing the proceedings would serve no purpose.
The petitioners had sought to quash an FIR registered in 2013 under provisions of the Indian Penal Code, along with the proceedings arising from it. They had been convicted in 2017 of offences including rioting, causing hurt and criminal intimidation. Their petition relied on a compromise reached with the other parties in 2026.
The trial court recorded statements from...
