Jagmeet Singh v. State of Punjab and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court accepted that a genuine settlement was effected between the parties without undue influence. Consequently, the court held that continuing criminal proceedings would be a futile exercise and an abuse of process of law, thereby quashing all subsequent proceedings qua the petitioner.
What did the court decide?
All subsequent proceedings gave against the petitioner are quashed.