The order of the Magistrate directing the police to register an FIR under Section 156(3) CRPC cannot be challenged in revision, reiterates the High Court of J&K

December 19, 2020January 15, 2023
JK High Court, Judgment

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir on Thursday set aside the Order of the Revisional Court whereby the Revisional Court had set aside the order of the learned Magistrate which had passed the order in an application under Section 156(3) CRPC.

Whether High Court can quash FIR in non-compoundable offences on the basis of a compromise between the victim and the offender.

August 14, 2020January 15, 2023
Supreme Court, Judgment

In this case, the Supreme Court has reiterated that heinous and serious offences cannot be quashed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure solely on the ground that the dispute was settled amicably between the parties.