Allowed
Satnam Singh etc. v. State of Punjab etc.
Punjab & Haryana HCCRM-M/12813/2008
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The Delhi High Court [Note: Text says Punjab] allowed a petition under Section 482 CrPC to quash an FIR alleging cheating. The court held that since the matter was settled, money returned, and a compromise affidavit filed, the proceedings should be quashed as it was essentially a private commercial dispute.
What did the court decide?
The FIR (No. 344 dated 4.12.2007) along with all subsequent proceedings is quashed.