1980 INSC 0199
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

Ram Prasad

Vs.
State of Uttar Pradesh

                                 (P. N. Bhagwati and E. S. Venkataramiah JJ.)

21.04.1980
ORDER

The Text below is only a summarized version of the order pronounced

Court held that the accused should have been punished u s 324 of IPC read with section 34 instead
of section 307 as the nature of injury was of simple hurt. The accused and the injured wanted to
compound the offence and considering the nature of injury, court allowed the compounding of
offence.