non-compoundable offences Archives

Unlawful religious conversion and rape are non-compoundable offences; proceedings cannot be quashed based on settlement between parties: Allahabad HC

“Any compromise or settlement with respect to the offence of rape, against the honour of a woman, which shakes the very core of her life and tantamounts to a serious blow to her supreme honour, offending both, her esteem and dignity, is not acceptable to this Court.”

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J&K and Ladakh HC | To prevent the “frittering away of the fruits of compromise” HC can quash proceedings for non-compoundable offences if parties have arrived at a settlement

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: While deciding the instant petition wherein the Court was faced with the issue

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Punjab and Haryana High Court | Proceedings in non-compoundable offences can be quashed on the basis of compromise between accused and victim

Punjab and Haryana High Court: In the case relating to the compundable offence under Section 420 of the Penal Code, 1860 and