In Brief
Daxaben, widow of a deceased man, challenged the High Court's order quashing a murder/abetment suicide FIR filed against twelve persons following a monetary settlement between those accused and the original informant (a cousin-employee). The Supreme Court held that offences under Section 306 IPC (abetment of suicide) are grave, non-compoundable crimes against society that cannot be quashed based on private compromise. The widow was improperly excluded from the hearing despite having greater interest than the cousin-employee. The Court allowed the appeal, set aside the High Court's order, and clarified that serious offences cannot be terminated by settlement between accused and informant alone.
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