Summary: Miscellaneous Application seeking direction for compounding the offense under Section 326 IPC based on a compromise reached between the parties after the dismissal of the Special Leave Petition
– Allowing the application, SC observed: While the offense under Section 326 IPC is non- compoundable under the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, the exceptional circumstances of this case, including the voluntary settlement between the parties, warrant the exercise of this Court’s inherent powers to give effect to the compromise- The conviction recorded by the court’s below is confirmed, however, the sentence of one year RI is reduced to the period already undergone.