Navpreet Kaur vs Gurkirat Singh

The Supreme Court, in a Lok Adalat proceeding, resolved the Transfer Petition (C) No. 326 of 2008 by ordering the respondent to pay a total of Rs. 5,00,000 to the petitioner, with specific payment deadlines. The Court quashed pending criminal proceedings under Section 498A, 406, and 120B IPC, as well as civil proceedings under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, contingent upon the payment. The Court emphasized that failure to comply with the payment terms would result in the revival of the quashed criminal case, thereby establishing the principle of conditional quashing of proceedings based on settlement terms.