FIR Quashing After Conviction on the Basis of Compromise: When Can the High Court Intervene? A significant judgment of the Punjab & Haryana High Court has examined an important question in criminal law: Can an FIR, criminal proceedings, and even a conviction order be quashed after conviction when the parties subsequently settle their dispute? The … Read more
Cross FIR / Cross Case Quashing on the Basis of Compromise: Punjab & Haryana High Court Explains. High Courts in India can quash cross-First Information Reports (FIRs) based on a mutual compromise between parties using inherent powers under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), now Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha … Read more
Can an FIR Under Section 307 IPC Be Quashed After Compromise? Punjab & Haryana High Court Explains. The Punjab & Haryana High Court has recently examined an important issue concerning quashing of an FIR under Section 307 IPC on the basis of compromise. Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)—corresponding to attempt to murder—is … Read more
Post covers 174A FIR Quashing Cheque Bounce Case wherein Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes FIR Under Section 174A IPC After Settlement of Cheque Bounce Dispute. In an important judgment dated 15 May 2026, the Punjab & Haryana High Court quashed an FIR registered under Section 174A IPC after noting that the underlying cheque bounce … Read more
Post is on latest High Court ruling wherein it Refuses to Recall FIR Quashing Order: saying Compromise Breach Not a Ground. Below is the ruling mentioned. The Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh generally declines to recall FIR quashing orders based on subsequent breaches of compromise agreements, affirming that a final judgment cannot be … Read more
FIR Quashing can be contested or via Compromise also in Punjab Haryana High Court at Chandigarh. Section 323 Compromise Quashing of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) defines the offense of voluntarily causing hurt to another person. Compromise quashing for Section 323 IPC (voluntarily causing hurt) is achievable via a High Court petition under Section 482 … Read more
Compromise quashing at the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh, involves filing a petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. (or Section 528 of BNSS) to nullify FIRs based on mutual settlements, particularly in personal, non-compoundable disputes. The court exercises inherent powers to prevent abuse of process when conviction chances are remote. In this post we … Read more
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