Supreme Court allows compounding of offence under Section 354 IPC in molestation case: P. Ramaswamy vs. State (2013)

/ Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 320, Compounding of Offences, G.S. Singhvi, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 354, Judges, Ranjana Prakash Desai, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 with Section 3(1)(xi)

Date of the Judgment: 9th May 2013 Citation: P. Ramaswamy vs. State (U.T.) of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Criminal Appeal No. 747 of 2013, 2013 INSC 326 Judges: Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai Can a case of molestation be resolved through a compromise? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question […]

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