Supreme Court of India

State of Rajasthan v. Shambhu Kewat and Another

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Reported as [2013] 12 S.C.R. 973
Bench K. S. Radhakrishnan and A. K. Sikri JJ.
Decided 28 November 2013

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Penal Code, 1860 - s.307 - Conviction under, by trial courl - In appeal, the offence compounded by High Courl on the basis of compromise between parlies on account of monetary compensation paid to the victim - Held: Offence u/ s.307 is non-compoundable - High Courl compounded the offence by over-looking the 'nature and gravity of the crime' and 'the societal impact' - It accepted the compromise between parlies without application of mind and wrongly took the view that it was a crime against 'an individual' and not 'the society at large' - Settlement by monetary compensation would not wipe off

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