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COMPOUNDABLE OFFENCES
What is compoundable offence? What is the legal effect of a valid composition? How
would you differentiate between withdrawal of a case and composition of an offence?
Which are compoundable offences? When and who can compound the offence of murder?
INTRODUCTION
RELEVANT PROVISIONS
Section 345 is the relevant provision of the concerned topic.
MEANING OF COMPOSITION
A composition is an agreement or settlement of difference between the injuredparty and against
whom the complaint is made.
MEANING OF COMPOUNDABLE OFFENCE
A offence which can be legally settled for consideration between the party against whom the offence
is committed and by whom the offence is committed is said to be compoundable offence.
SCOPE OF SECTION 345
PROCEDURE TO BE ADOPTED
III- AS TO DISCRETION
IV- AS TO OFFENCE
V- EFFECT
CONCLUSION