YOGENDRA YADAV vs STATE OF JHARKHAND

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of compounding non-compoundable offences under Sections 326 and 307 IPC. The Court reaffirmed that such offences cannot be compounded as per Section 320 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. However, it noted that the High Court has the discretion to quash proceedings under Section 482 of the Code if the parties have amicably settled their disputes, despite the non-compoundable nature of the offences. The appeal was dismissed, upholding the High Court's decision to proceed with the case against the appellants for the non-compoundable offences.