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P. Dharamaraj v. Shanmugam & Ors.

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Reported as [2022] 9 S.C.R. 972
Bench S. Abdul Nazeer and V. Ramasubramanian JJ.
Decided 8 September 2022

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: ss.320, 482 – Compounding of Offence – Inherent powers of High Court – Ex ercise of, permissibility – As per s.320(9), no offence can be com pounded except as provided in the said section – Compounding o f offences not so covered is not permissible – Non-Compoundabl e offences are well within the jurisdiction of the High Court u/s.482 of the Code and Art. 226 of the Constitution and can be quashe d on the basis of settlement but the court has to go slow wh ile exercising such jurisdiction when the offence has impact not only on the p arties inter se but on

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