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CrPC Section-320 - Compounding of offences

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1. Offences that may be compounded by the persons mentioned in the third column:

OffenceIPC SectionCompoundable By
Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound the religious feelings of any person.298The person whose religious feelings are intended to be wounded.
Voluntarily causing hurt.323The person to whom the hurt is caused.
Voluntarily causing hurt on provocation.334Ditto.
Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on grave and sudden provocation.335The person to whom the hurt is caused.
Wrongfully restraining or confining any person.341, 342The person restrained or confined.
Wrongfully confining a person for three days or more.343The person confined.
Wrongfully confining a person for ten days or more.344Ditto.
Wrongfully confining a person in secret.346Ditto.
Assault or use of criminal force.352, 355, 358The person assaulted or to whom criminal force is used.
Theft.379The owner of the property stolen.
Dishonest misappropriation of property.403The owner of the property misappropriated.
Criminal breach of trust by a carrier, wharfinger, etc.407The owner of the property in respect of which the breach of trust has been committed.
Dishonestly receiving stolen property knowing it to be stolen.411The owner of the property stolen.
Assisting in the concealment or disposal of stolen property, knowing it to be stolen.414Ditto.
Cheating.417The person cheated.
Cheating by personation.419Ditto.
Fraudulent removal or concealment of property, etc., to prevent distribution among creditors.421The creditors who are affected thereby.
Fraudulently preventing from being made available for his creditors a debt or demand due to the offender.422Ditto.
Fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration.423The person affected thereby.
Fraudulent removal or concealment of property.424Ditto.
Mischief, when the only loss or damage caused is loss or damage to a private person.426, 427The person to whom the loss or damage is caused.
Mischief by killing or maiming animal.428The owner of the animal.
Mischief by killing or maiming cattle, etc.429The owner of the cattle or animal.
Mischief by injury to works of irrigation by wrongfully diverting water when the only loss or damage caused is loss or damage to private person.430The person to whom the loss or damage is caused.
Criminal trespass.447The person in possession of the property trespassed upon.
House-trespass.448Ditto.
House-trespass to commit an offence (other than theft) punishable with imprisonment.451The person in possession of the house trespassed upon.
Using a false trade or property mark.482The person to whom loss or injury is caused by such use.
Counterfeiting a trade or property mark used by another.483Ditto.
Knowingly selling, or exposing or possessing for sale or for manufacturing purpose, goods marked with a counterfeit property mark.486Ditto.
Criminal breach of contract of service.491The person with whom the offender has contracted.
Adultery.497The husband of the woman.
Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman.498The husband of the woman and the woman.
Defamation, except such cases as are specified against section 500 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) in column 1 of the Table under sub-section (2).500The person defamed.
Printing or engraving matter.501Ditto.
Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter, knowing it to contain such matter.502Ditto.
Insult intended to provoke a breach of the peace.504The person insulted.
Criminal intimidation.506The person intimidated.
Inducing person to believe himself an object of divine displeasure.508The person induced.

2. Offences that may be compounded with the permission of the Court:

OffenceIPC SectionCompoundable By
Causing miscarriage.312The woman to whom miscarriage is caused.
Voluntarily causing grievous hurt.325The person to whom hurt is caused.
Causing hurt by doing an act so rashly and negligently as to endanger the safety of others.337Ditto.
Causing grievous hurt by doing an act so rashly and negligently as to endanger the safety of others.338Ditto.

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