The Supreme Court observed that while Section 326 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, is non-compoundable, the Court can, in exceptional circumstances, invoke its inherent power to give effect to compromise. “In light of the amicable settlement and the complainant's unequivocal consent, as evidenced by the Interlocutory Application, this Court finds it appropriate to allow the present M.A. Procedure Code, …
"It needs hardly any emphasis that the act of causing grievous hurt by use of acid, by its very nature, is a gruesome and horrendous one, which, apart from causing severe bodily pain, leaves the scars and untold permanent miseries for the victim," noted Supreme Court while passing judgment in Omanakuttan v. The State of Kerala. With acid attack cases …
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