Compounding Of Offences U/S 67A Of Akbari Act Is Equivalent To S. 320(8) CrPC, Has The Effect Of Acquittal: Kerala High Court

The High Court held that the principle of compounding of offence applicable for Section 320(8) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C) is also applicable to the compounding of offences under Section 67A of the Abkari Act. Section 320(8) of the CrPC says that compounding will have the effect of acquittal.The petitioners in this case were alleged to possess large quantities of beer in...