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Section 528 BNSS | Bombay HC Quashes FIR Post-Settlement via MOU, Imposes Rs. 75,000 Costs on Each Party : Bombay HC
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Section 528 BNSS | Bombay HC Quashes FIR Post-Settlement via MOU, Imposes Rs. 75,000 Costs on Each Party : Bombay HC

Bombay High Court quashes FIR under Sections 406, 420, and forgery-related IPC offences after parties settle via Memorandum of Understanding, reinforcing that compoundable offences can be resolved extra-judicially under BNSS. The court also imposed Rs. 75,000 costs on each party, signaling judicial encouragement for amicable dispute resolution in private criminal complaints.