In Brief
Two alleged injured persons in a criminal case appealed against the High Court's order quashing an FIR for simple hurt, voluntarily hurt, criminal intimidation and criminal conspiracy arising from a landlord-tenant dispute. The High Court had quashed the case after the parties executed a compromise deed, with Rs. 25 lakhs paid in settlement. The appellants contended not all injured persons were heard. The Supreme Court upheld the quashing, finding the dispute genuinely settled by the compromise deed signed by the informant and appellants, dismissing the appeal on grounds that continuing proceedings would be futile.
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