Folks,
for a while, I’ve wondered why the courts allow the compounding of 498A cases when 498A is NON-COMPOUNDABLE. Justice Dhingra offers an explanation in this judgment. This is a judgment from 2007. Here is an excerpt:
“The Courts have been allowing quashing of proceedings under Section 498A /406 Indian Penal Code, 1860 because in such cases the FIRs are result of matrimonial discord and more often the effort of the Court is that either the parties should settle for a compromise for living together or they should part their company peacefully, so that, there is peace and amity in the society. In cases resulting from matrimonial discord, the Court is not dealing with criminal but dealing with broken marriages and broken homes where resort is more often made to Sections 498A/406 Indian Penal Code, 1860 to teach lessons to the family of husband or to take revenge”
Here is the link to the judgment: Delhi HC: Permitting The Compounding Of 498A Cases
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