Report No. 237

2. Scheme and Features of Compounding of Offences under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

2.1 At present, there are 56 compoundable offences: 43 in the Table under sub-section (1) and 13 in the Table under sub-section (2) of Section 320. The compoundable offences dealt with by CrPC are confined to the offences punishable under Indian Penal Code. The offences under other laws are not touched by CrPC. The provisions of Section 320 CrPC are extracted below for ready reference: