Recently, the Gujarat High court permitted compounding of offenses u.s 323 of IPC, notwithstanding that the accused was also originally charged under the SC-ST Act of 1989. The Bench of Justice Ashok Kumar Joshi noted that the trial court had acquitted the accused of the alleged commission of offense u.s 504, 506(2), 427 r.w Section
Compromise for Compoundable Offence Can’t be Rejected Merely Because Accused was Charged and Acquitted under SC-ST Act: HC
