Quashed
Amit Malhotra v. State of Punjab and Another
Punjab & Haryana HCCRM-M/13551/2021
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The single-judge oral order quashed the criminal proceedings against the petitioner. The bench accepted that a genuine settlement was effected without undue influence or coercion, deeming the continuation of proceedings as a futile exercise and an abuse of process of law.
What did the court decide?
Continuation of criminal proceedings between the parties is quashed qua the petitioner.