Dashrath Sahu vs The State Of Chhattisgarh

The Supreme Court addressed the appeal against the High Court's order disallowing a joint application under Section 320 of the CrPC concerning the offence under Section 3(1)(xi) of the SC/ST Act. The Court held that the offence of outraging modesty under the SC/ST Act is not compoundable, affirming the High Court's decision to reject the application for that charge while allowing it for offences under Sections 354 and 451 IPC. The Court confirmed the conviction and reduced the sentence for the SC/ST Act offence from one year to six months, emphasizing the non-compoundable nature of the offence.