FIR Can't Be Quashed On Basis Of Compromise In Cases Involving Illegal Gratuity Demands For Pension Release: Chhattisgarh High Court

A Division Bench of the Chhattisgarh High Court, comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru, has refused to quash an FIR involving allegations of illegal gratification, cheating, and misappropriation of public funds, holding that such offences are not of a private nature and cannot be quashed merely on the basis of compromise or settlement between the parties. The Court declared that such acts amount to moral turpitude…