Quashed
Harchand Singh and Ors. v. State of Punjab and Another
Punjab & Haryana HCCRM-M/23204/2022
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
In a criminal miscellaneous matter, this court held that after a genuine settlement was effected between parties without coercion, continuing criminal proceedings is a futile exercise. The court exercised its supervisory jurisdiction to prevent abuse of process and quashed the proceedings.
What did the court decide?
The impugned order and all subsequent proceedings in the case are hereby quashed qua the petitioners.