Chapter VIII - RECIPROCAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR ASSISTANCE IN CERTAIN MATTERS AND PROCEDURE FOR ATTACHMENT AND FORFEITURE OF PROPERTY (From Section 111 to Section 124)
Compounding of offences: specified offences may be settled by designated persons, subject to court permission in certain cases. The section creates a statutory scheme for compounding offences by naming specific offences and the persons entitled to compound them, distinguishes offences compoundable as of right from those requiring Court permission, permits compounding of abetment and attempts where applicable, allows representatives to compound for children, unsound persons or deceased with Court consent, restricts compounding after commitment or conviction without leave, empowers High Court or Court of Session in revision to permit compounding, bars compounding when prior conviction attracts enhanced or different punishment, and declares composition to operate as an acquittal.
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Compounding of offences: specified offences may be settled by designated persons, subject to court permission in certain cases.
The section creates a statutory scheme for compounding offences by naming specific offences and the persons entitled to compound them, distinguishes offences compoundable as of right from those requiring Court permission, permits compounding of abetment and attempts where applicable, allows representatives to compound for children, unsound persons or deceased with Court consent, restricts compounding after commitment or conviction without leave, empowers High Court or Court of Session in revision to permit compounding, bars compounding when prior conviction attracts enhanced or different punishment, and declares composition to operate as an acquittal.
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