Criminal Liability Not a ‘Purchasable Commodity’; Death by Negligence Case Cannot Be Quashed on Compromise: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to quash an FIR registered for causing death by negligence, emphasising that criminal liability for such serious offences cannot be treated as a purchasable commodity. The judgment was delivered by Justice Sumeet Goel in Satnam Singh v. State of Punjab and another. Court’s Warning Against Commodification Of Justice Justice Goel expressed concern over the growing practice of seeking quashing of criminal cases…
