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Pankaj sells to Puneet an Immoveable property by furnishing the document of title for a consideration…

An agreement by which a person agrees, for money, to withdraw a criminal complaint for a non-compoundable offence like forgery amounts to stifling a prosecution and is…

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Pankaj sells to Puneet an Immoveable property by furnishing the document of title for a consideration of Rs 5 lakh. Later, the documents of title are discovered by Puneet to be forged. Puneet Institutes criminal proceeding against Pankaj for forgery & cheating. Some time later a settlement is arrived and an agreement entered into between Pankaj & Puneet whereby upon Pankaj paying Rs 20 Lakh to Puneet, Puneet agrees to withdraw the criminal complaint. This later agreement is

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An agreement by which a person agrees, for money, to withdraw a criminal complaint for a non-compoundable offence like forgery amounts to stifling a prosecution and is opposed to public policy, making it void under section 23 of the Indian Contract Act, regardless of both parties' willingness to perform.

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