The State Of Haryana vs Ritu Singh
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Case Significance
The State Of Haryana vs Ritu Singh is a Supreme Court of India decision dated March 22, 2024 (citation: insc-2024-263). The State challenged the High Court's quashing of an FIR against a veterinary doctor for fraud during her service career, which was quashed solely based on a compromise between the accused and the complainant. The Supreme Court set aside the quashing, holding that allegations of defrauding the State cannot be settled by compromise between two private individuals, and the complainant had no locus to compromise a matter involving public fraud. Appeal allowed. The bench comprised Justices Rajesh Bindal and Sudhanshu Dhulia. The judgment was delivered by Justice Rajesh Bindal.
Summary
The State challenged the High Court's quashing of an FIR against a veterinary doctor for fraud during her service career, which was quashed solely based on a compromise between the accused and the complainant. The Supreme Court set aside the quashing, holding that allegations of defrauding the State cannot be settled by compromise between two private individuals, and the complainant had no locus to compromise a matter involving public fraud. Appeal allowed.
What was the outcome of The State Of Haryana vs Ritu Singh?
The State challenged the High Court's quashing of an FIR against a veterinary doctor for fraud during her service career, which was quashed solely based on a compromise between the accused and the com...
Judgment
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Read on Indian KanoonSource: Indian Kanoon (insc-2024-263)