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P. Dharamaraj v. Shanmugam & Ors.

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Bench S. Abdul Nazeer and V. Ramasubramanian JJ.
Decided 8 September 2022

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: ss.320, 482 – Compounding of Offence – Inherent powers of High Court – Exercise of, permissibility – As per s.320(9), no offence can be compounded except as provided in the said section – Compounding of offences not so covered is not permissible – Non-Compoundable offences are well within the jurisdiction of the High Court u/s.482 of the Code and Art. 226 of the Constitution and can be quashed on the basis of settlement but the court has to go slow while exercising such jurisdiction when the offence has impact not only on the parties inter se but on others…

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