Supreme Court of India

K. Bharthi Devi and Anr. v. State of Telangana and Anr.

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Reported as [2024] 10 S.C.R. 650
Bench B.R. Gavai and K.V. Viswanathan JJ.
Decided 3 October 2024

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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

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