https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305526 The Court held that it is empowered to permit the composition of offences under the Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, and the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955, using its inherent powers under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973. Despite the Acts not expressly providing for compounding, the Court emphasized that genuine, voluntary compromises that promote peace and harmony can be allowed. In a case involving minimum sentence provisions, the Court ruled that composition could still be granted if it serves justice and societal harmony. The accused were acquitted after a voluntary and genuine compromise was accepted. en-us Tue, 23 Nov 1993 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 09 Dec 2022 13:27:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305526 The Court held that it is empowered to permit the composition of offences under the Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, and the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955, using its inherent powers under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973. Despite the Acts not expressly providing for compounding, the Court emphasized that genuine, voluntary compromises that promote peace and harmony can be allowed. In a case involving minimum sentence provisions, the Court ruled that composition could still be granted if it serves justice and societal harmony. The accused were acquitted after a voluntary and genuine compromise was accepted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 23 Nov 1993 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305526