Indian Penal Code, 1860
Sections 498A, 406, 506 & 34—Cruelty and harassment in connection with dowry demand—Petition to quash FIR—Question as to whether the parties who have entered into settlement in appeal before the Division Bench of High Court can be permitted to backtrack from settlement arrived at, which, otherwise, has been acted upon wholly or partially—Inherent powers vested upon by the High courts are intended to achieve the aim that a court proceeding shouldn't be allowed to turn into a tool of intimidation or persecution—Second respondent has entered into the settlement agreement before the Division Bench out of her own free will and same stands unchallenged before any forum—Second respondent is stopped from resiling from settlement agreement which has already been complied with to the fullest by the petitioners—Contention of second respondent that order passed by the Division Bench in matrimonial appeal is causing grave injustice to the second respondent cannot be appreciated in this petition as neither the second respondent has filed any review petition before the Revisional Court nor the same has been challenged before the Appellate Court—Further the present court cannot consider and deal with a subject matter and set aside directly or indirectly the findings of the Division Bench—FIR quashed as prayed for. [Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482]
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