NARESH KUMAR vs STATE OF HARYANA

The Supreme Court held that the conviction and sentence under Section 324 IPC could be compounded as the offence occurred prior to the 2006 amendment which rendered it non-compoundable. Citing the precedent in Mohd. Abdul Sufan Laskar v. State of Assam (2008) 9 SCC 333, the Court ruled that since the parties had compounded the offence, the appeal was allowed, and the accused was acquitted of the charges. The Court set aside the orders of the Trial Court and the Punjab and Haryana High Court, thereby reinstating the possibility of compounding the offence.