HIRABHAI JHAVERBHAI vs STATE OF GUJARAT .

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 be compounded with the permission of the Court despite the subsequent amendment making it non-compoundable. The Court allowed the appeal, set aside the judgments of the lower courts, and permitted the injured parties to compound the offence, resulting in the acquittal of the appellant under Section 320(8) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.