Section 77A Compounding of offences
- Chapter
- XI · Offences
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Substituted by Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, s. 38, dated 5th February, 2009, with effect from 27 October 2009. Earlier read: "section 77"A court of competent jurisdiction may compound offences, other than offences for which the punishment for life or imprisonment for a term exceeding three years has been provided, under this Act:
Substituted by Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, s. 38, dated 5th February, 2009, with effect from 27 October 2009. Earlier read: "section 77"Provided that the court shall not compound such offence where the accused is, by reason of his previous conviction, liable to either enhanced punishment or to a punishment of a different kind:
Substituted by Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, s. 38, dated 5th February, 2009, with effect from 27 October 2009. Earlier read: "section 77"Provided further that the court shall not compound any offence where such offence affects the socio economic conditions of the country or has been committed against a child below the age of 18 years or a woman.
Substituted by Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, s. 38, dated 5th February, 2009, with effect from 27 October 2009. Earlier read: "section 77"(2) The person accused of an offence under this Act may file an application for compounding in the court in which offence is pending for trial and the provisions of sections 265B and 265C of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) shall apply.