Case Law Analysis
|Allahabad High Court
Section 482 CrPC | Compromise Insufficient to Quash FIR for Serious Assault with Deadly Weapons : Allahabad HC Reaffirms State’s Duty to Prosecute Heinous Offences
Allahabad HC rules that mutual compromise cannot override the state’s obligation to prosecute offences involving grave injuries from deadly weapons under BNS. The court distinguishes between compoundable offences and heinous crimes, emphasizing public justice over private settlements in cases with bone-deep lacerations and radiology-referred injuries.