The Supreme Court has observed that grant of leave as contemplated u/s 320(5) of CrPC is not automatic nor mechanical on receipt of a request by the accused which might be agreed by the victim. The observation described above was made while the Bench rejected a bail plea seeking compounding of an offence of two
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