Section 320 CrPC deals with COMPOUNDING of offences. Which proposition is MOST accurate?
ACompounding is at the prosecutor's discretion alone
BCompounding bars further prosecution only after conviction
CAll offences are compoundable at the parties' will
DOnly offences listed in the table to Section 320 are compoundable, some without and some only WITH the court's permission; the rest are non-compoundable
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Only offences listed in the table to Section 320 are compoundable, some without and some only WITH the court's permission; the rest are non-compoundable
Section 320 provides two tables: (1) compoundable without leave; (2) compoundable with the court's permission. Offences not in either table cannot be compounded — though Gian Singh v State of Punjab (2012) allows the High Court under s482 to quash on settlement in NON-heinous private disputes.
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