Quashing an FIR under Section 498A of Ranbir Penal Code [offence of cruelty], the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently observed that it would amount to extreme injustice if despite settlement having been arrived at by the parties, the criminal proceedings are allowed to continue.The Bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar further observed that refusing to quash an FIR in such a case would...