Manu Nagpal v. State of Punjab and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
In a criminal miscellaneous petition, the High Court allowed the prayer to quash an FIR registered under Section 498-A IPC. The court accepted a report from the Judicial Magistrate stating the compromise was voluntary and the dispute was matrimonial involving offences of non-serious nature.
What did the court decide?
Proceedings by way of FIR No. 78 dated 8.6.2015 registered under section 498-A IPC and all consequences arising thereof are quashed qua the petitioner.