Bombay High Court Allows Compounding of Section 279 IPC Offence Where Accused is Sole Injured Person. The court quashed criminal proceedings under Section 482 CrPC, holding that the offence under Section 279 IPC is compoundable when the accused is the only injured person, applying the principle of mutatis mutandis from Section 338 IPC....
The petitioner, Vishal Agarwal, was driving a Zen car on 7 January 2010 at Agacaim, Goa. Due to his rash driving, he dashed a mini bus on its front side, causing damage to the bus and injuring himself...
