Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 203 · Decided 9 April 2010
Hirabhai Jhaverbhai v. State of Gujarat & OHS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 203 · [2010] 4 S.C.R. 498
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 749/2010
- Decided
- 9 April 2010
- Bench
- J.M. PANCHAL, S.S. NIJJAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 324; CrPC Section 320
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: c s. 320(8) - Compounding of oflence - Offence punishable u/s 324 /PC - Conviction and sentence of six months as imposed by trial court affirmed by High Court - In appeal before Supreme Court the victims impleaded as respondents - Affidavit filed stating that were settled and victims expressed their willingness . to compound the offence - HELD: The offence was committed on 23. 7. 1986 on which date it was compoundable with permission of the Court - CrPC (Amendment) Act, 2005 which came into force w.e.f. 23.6.2006, making the offence punishable uls 324
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