https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=190216 The SC held that compounding under Section 320 CrPC is confined to offences specified in that provision, and a recorded composition operates as acquittal. Because the offence under Section 324 IPC was compoundable under the law in force on the date of the alleged incident, the later amendment by Act 25 of 2005 deleting its compoundability could not govern the earlier offence. As the parties had voluntarily settled the dispute, compounding remained legally permissible and the appellants were entitled to acquittal. en-us Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 10 Dec 2023 14:56:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=190216 The SC held that compounding under Section 320 CrPC is confined to offences specified in that provision, and a recorded composition operates as acquittal. Because the offence under Section 324 IPC was compoundable under the law in force on the date of the alleged incident, the later amendment by Act 25 of 2005 deleting its compoundability could not govern the earlier offence. As the parties had voluntarily settled the dispute, compounding remained legally permissible and the appellants were entitled to acquittal. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=190216