Keeping Pace with Legal Change
A recent and important decision deal with the use of criminal justice system to resolve civil disagreements. The issue before…
Supreme Court quashed criminal case against woman, daughter-in-law on 18 July 2025, pointing out abuse of criminal law in family conflicts and reaffirming Section 482 CrPC protection in the background of State of Haryana v. Bhajan Lal.
In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court led by Justice Vikram Nath reaffirmed its inherent power under Section 482 of the CrPC to quash criminal proceedings in bank fraud cases after a complete settlement rendered continued trial unnecessary and unjustified.
This is the introduction. A fundamental procedural issue concerning the use of High Court powers under Section 482 of the…
