Supreme Court Compounds Attempt To Murder Offence Taking Note Of Marriage Between Accused & Victim's Sister

The Supreme Court recently compounded a case involving the offence of attempt to murder under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code taking note of the fact that the accused and the victim's sister got married subsequently.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and Hima Kohli invoked the powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to compound the offence.The accused was sentenced for the...