Dowry Harassment FIR Quashed Following Amicable Settlement Between Husband and Wife: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has exercised its inherent powers under Section 528 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita to quash a criminal case arising out of a matrimonial dispute. The Court held that once parties have amicably settled their differences and dissolved their marriage by mutual consent, continuation of criminal proceedings would amount to abuse of the process of law. Details of the petition before the High Court The petition was filed…
