Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 320

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973—Section 320—Compounding of an offence—Held, compounding can only be possible at the instance of the person who is either a complainant or who has been injured or is aggrieved—Sub-sections 4(a) and 4(b) of Section 320 also reiterate the same principle that in case of compounding, the person competent to compound, must be represented in a manner known to law—If the person compounding is a minor or an idiot or a lunatic, the person competent to contract on his behalf may, with the permission of the Court, compound the offence.