In Brief
The State of Madhya Pradesh challenged a High Court order quashing criminal proceedings against Kalyan Singh for allegedly firing a country-made pistol at the complainant (Sections 307, 294, and 34 IPC). The High Court had quashed proceedings solely because the complainant and accused settled their dispute. The Supreme Court held that criminal proceedings for non-compoundable offences like attempt to murder cannot be abandoned merely because parties settle. The Court reversed the High Court's decision and remitted the case for trial on its merits, emphasizing the gravity of the allegations and that non-compoundability is a bar to settlement-based quashing.
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