Hirabhai Jhaverbhai vs State Of Gujarat & Ors

The Supreme Court held that the offence under Section 324 IPC, which was compoundable at the time of the incident on July 23, 1986, can still be compounded despite the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2005 making it non-compoundable. The Court granted permission to compound the offence based on the affidavit from the complainant and injured parties, leading to the acquittal of the appellant. Consequently, the judgments of the Gujarat High Court were set aside, and the appeal was allowed.