Criminal complaint cannot be lie pending after settlement between the Parties in Matrimonial Disputes
Criminal Complaint Cannot Be Lie Pending After Settlement Between The Parties In Matrimonial Disputes THE HONORABLE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA OBESERVE THE FOLLOWING WHILE DECIDING AN APPEAL, The brief facts are as follows: The complainant-respondent No.2 had filed complaint under Section 498-A IPC and 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act in Police Station Sidhpura, District Kasganj. After receipt of summons of the said proceedings, the appellant had filed application for quashing inter alia relying on the settlement deed executed between the parties in matrimonial proceedings dated 17.07.2014. Clause 4 of the Settlement Deed reads thus: “That all the cases related to their marriage against each other shall be withdrawn unconditionall...