Compounding of Offences



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The offences which are allowed to be compounded (Compromised) are described under Section 320 of the Code of criminal Procedure, 1973. The same are categorised as the offences which are simple and not grave in nature and hence the same can be compounded by the affected party only and those which are considered to be a bit more grave and thus needing the supervision of the court while being compounded by the affected party.


(2)    The offences punishable under the sections of the Indian Penal Code, specified in the first two columns of the Table next following may, with the permission of the Court before which any prosecution for such offence is pending, be compounded by the persons mentioned in the third column of that Table


Offences needing the permission of the court to compromise.

TABLE

Offence

Section of the Indian Penal Code applicable

Persons by whom offence may be compounded

1

2

3

Hurt by dangerous weapons or means.

324

The person to whom the hurt is caused.

Voluntarily causing grievous hurt

325

The person to whom hurt is caused.

Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on grave and sudden provocation.

335

The person to whom hurt is caused.

Causing hurt by doing an act so rashly and negligently as to endanger human life or the personal safety of others.

337

The person to whom hurt is caused.

Causing grievous hurt by doing an act so rashly and negligently as to endanger human life or the personal safety of others.

338

The person to whom hurt is caused.

Wrongfully confining a person for three days or more.

343

The person confined.

Wrongfully confining for ten or more days.

344

The person confined.

Wrongfully confining a person in secret.

346

The person confined.

Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty.

354

The woman assaulted to whom the criminal force was used.

Assault or criminal force in attempting wrongfully to a confine a person.

357

The person assaulted or to whom the force was used.

Theft, where the value of properly stolen does not exceed two hundred and fifty rupees.

379

The owner of the property stolen.

Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master, where the value of the property stolen does not exceed two hundred and fifty rupees.

381

The owner of the property stolen.

Dishonest misappropriation of property.

403

The owner of the property misappropriated.

Criminal breach of trust, where the value of the properly does not exceed two hundred and fifty rupees.

406

The owner of the property in respect of which the breach of trust has been committed.

Criminal breach of trust by a carrier, wharfinger, etc., where the value of the properly does not exceed two hundred and fifty rupees.

407

The owner of the property in respect of which the breach of trust has been committed.

Criminal breach of trust by a clerk or servant, where the value of the properly does not exceed two hund­red and fifty rupees.

408

The owner of the property in respect of which the breach of trust has been committed.

Dishonestly receiving stolen property, knowing it to he stolen, when the value of the stolen property does not exceed two hundred and fifty rupees.

411

The owner of the property stolen.

Assisting in the concealment or dispo­sal of stolen property, knowing It to he stolen, where the value of the stolen property does not exceed two hundred and fifty rupees.

414

The owner of the property stolen.

Cheating

417

The person cheated.

Cheating a person whose interest the offender was bound, either by law or by contract, to protect.

418

The person cheated.

Cheating by personation.

419

The person cheated.

Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property or the making alteration or destruction of a valu­able security.

420

The person cheated.

Fraudulent removal or concealment of property, etc., to prevent distribu­tion among creditors.

421

The creditors who are affected thereby.

Fraudulently preventing from being made available for his creditors a debt or demand due to the offender.

422

The creditors who are affected thereby.

Fraudulent execution of deed of trans­fer containing false statement of consideration.

423

The person affected thereby.

Fraudulent removal or concealment of property.

424

The person affected thereby.

Mischief by killing or maiming animal of the value of ten rupees or up-wards.

428

The owner of the animal.

Mischief by killing or maiming cattle, etc., of any value or any other animal of the value of fifty rupees or up-wards.

429

The owner of the cattle or animal.

Mischief by injury to work of irrigation by wrongfully diverting water when the only loss or damage caused is loss or damage to a private person.

430

The person to whom the loss or damage is caused.

House-Trespass to commit an offence (other than theft) punishable with imprisonment.

451

The person in possession of the house ­trespassed upon.

Using a false trade or property mark.

482

The person to whom loss or injury is caused by such use.

Counterfeiting a trade or property mark used by another.

483

The person whose trade or property mark is counterfeited.

Knowingly selling, or exposing or possessing for sale or for manufact­uring purpose, goods marked with a counterfeit property mark.

486

The person whose trade or property mark is counterfeited.

Marrying again during the life-time of a husband or wife.

494

The husband or wife of the person so marrying.

Defamation against the President or the Vice-President or the Governor of a state or the Administrator of a Union territory or a Minister in respect of his conduct in the dis­charge of his public functions when instituted upon a complaint made by the Public Prosecutor.

500

The person defamed.

Uttering words or sounds or making gestures or exhibiting any object intending to insult the modesty of a woman or intruding upon the pri­vacy of a woman.

509

The woman whom it was intended to insult or whose privacy was intruded upon.


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