BHARTI vs STATE OF HARYANA

The Supreme Court addressed the appeal of the appellant convicted under Section 451 and Section 354 IPC, where the appellant was sentenced to one year of rigorous imprisonment for each charge. The Court noted that both sections were compoundable at the time of the offence, despite Section 354 IPC being made non-compoundable by the 2008 amendment. Given the peculiar facts and the compromise reached between the appellant and the complainant, the Court allowed the compounding of the offences and set aside the convictions.