Recently, the Supreme Court observed that the power of compounding must be expressly conferred by the Statute that creates the offence. A Bench of Hon’ble Justice MR Shah and Hon’ble Justice DY Chandrachud observed that in respect of offences that lie outside IPC, compounding might be permitted if the Statute that creates the offence contains
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