Indian Penal Code, 1860
Sections 279 & 338 and Sections 3 & 181 of Motor Vehicles Act—Causing injuries by rash and negligent driving—Prayer for quashing of FIR on ground of settlement between parties—Respondents have settled the matter amicably without any fear, force or coercion—When the chances of an ultimate conviction are bleak and, therefore, no useful purpose is likely to be served by allowing a criminal prosecution to continue, the court maywhile taking into consideration the special facts of a case quash the proceedings—FIR quashed as prayed for.
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