Supreme Court Quashes Conviction in Matrimonial Dispute After Genuine Settlement Between Spouses. The Court held that maintaining conviction under Section 498-A IPC after bona fide settlement would defeat justice and cause financial distress, exercising inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC to quash proceedings despite offence being non-compoundable.
3 Jan 2022The appeal arose from a matrimonial dispute where the appellant husband had been convicted under Section 498-A IPC for alleged dowry demands and haras...
