Supreme Court of India
K. Bharthi Devi and Anr. v. State of Telangana and Anr.
INSC stands for INDIAN SUPREME COURT. A neutral citation scheme assigned by the Court itself, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter. INSC is the neutral citation scheme assigned by the Supreme Court, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter.
What the Court ordered
In view of the aforesaid discussion, we sum up and lay down the following principles by which the High Court would be guided in giving adequate treatment to the settlement between the parties and exercising its power under Section 482 of the Code while accepting the settlement and quashing the proceedings or refusing to accept the settlement with direction to continue with the criminal proceedings: 29.
Judgment, page 19
From the headnote
Issue for Consideration Despite the dispute involved having predominantly overtures of a civil dispute and the matter having been compromised between the parties, whether the High Court was justified in dismissing the quashing petition filed by the accused persons including the appellants seeking quashing of the chargesheet. Headnotes† Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Penal Code, 1860 – s.120- r/w ss.420, 409, 467, 468, 471 – Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – s.13(1)(d), 13(2) – Quashing – Of criminal cases having predominantly civil character when parties have settled the
Authorities it was built on
- 2012 Gian Singh v. State of Punjab & Another
- 2008 Nikhil Merchant v. Central Bureau of Investigation & Anr
- 2014 Narinder Singh & Ors. v. State of Punjab & Anr.
- 2003 B.S. Joshi and Ors. v. State of Haryana and Anr.
- 1996 Central Bureau of Investigation, Spe, Siu (x), New Delhi v. Duncans Agro Industries Ltd. Calcutta
- 2008 Manoj Sharma v. State & Ors.
- 2014 Cbi, Acb, Mumbai v. Narendra Lal Jain & Ors.
- 2014 Gold Quest International Private Limited v. The State of Tamil Nadu & Ors.
- 2017 Central Bureau of Investigation v. Sadhu Ram Singla & Ors.
Sign in free to read it
- The full judgment, page by page, as published in the Supreme Court Reports
- The ratio: what the Court held, verbatim, with the page it sits on
- Every bench that relied on it, and every bench that argued against it
- Search every reported judgment, by party, citation or question
- Download the PDF, copy pinpoint citations ready for a filing
An email address, no password.