Case Law Analysis
|Delhi High Court
Inherent powers cannot be invoked to quash FIR after trial has commenced, even if parties settle | FIR quash, settlement not a bar : Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court ruled that once a criminal trial is underway, the court’s inherent powers cannot be used to set aside the FIR, even when the complainant and accused have reached a settlement. This limits the ability of parties to terminate pending prosecutions through private compromise after prosecution has begun, affecting litigants seeking FIR quash on settlement grounds.