498A IPC-Criminal Complaint Cannot Continue After Settlement Between Parties In Marital Disputes : SC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has held that a criminal complaint made u/s 498A and Dowry Prohibition Act cannot continue if the parties have amicably settled the matter. The order passed by a bench of Justices A.M.Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari found that the High Court despite the arrangement arrived at between the parties declined to quash the proceedings. It was held that the High Court should...