Shiju.S. v. State of Kerala
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court disposed of a criminal miscellany petition directing the Chief Judicial Magistrate to eventually consider the validity of a settlement and the possibility of ending litigation for a non-compoundable offence, noting the defacto complainant's absence.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the Chief Judicial Magistrate to take up the case pending a petition and consider the settlement's legal validity.