Compounding of offences.
What this section does
Specified offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 listed in the Tables may be compounded by the persons mentioned therein, either without Court permission (Table 1) or only with Court permission (Table 2). Abetment of or attempt to commit a compoundable offence may also be compounded in like manner. Where the person competent to compound is a child, of unsound mind, or dead, a guardian or legal representative may compound with Court permission or consent respectively; and where the accused has been committed for trial or an appeal is pending, composition requires leave of the relevant Court.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- Court · Complainant/victim · Accused · Legal representative · Public Prosecutor · High Court · Court of Session
Practitioner note
The fullText appears truncated at sub-section (7); the complete provision would ordinarily bar compounding where the accused is liable under certain provisions or where the offence affects the public generally.
- CRPC Section 320 — Compounding of offences
Read the official text
For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 359, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNSS Section 359 forms part of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita which replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 on 1 July 2024. Any new filing, FIR, charge sheet, or bail application made on or after that date should cite the new section number. References to the old act in legacy documents remain valid for matters that arose before the changeover.