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Indian law as of 8 November 2026. What is the legal effect for the accused when an offence is validly…

A valid composition has the effect of an acquittal for the accused with whom the offence was compounded. That is the outcome prescribed by section 359(8).

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Indian law as of 8 November 2026.

What is the legal effect for the accused when an offence is validly compounded under section 359 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023?

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A valid composition has the effect of an acquittal for the accused with whom the offence was compounded. That is the outcome prescribed by section 359(8).

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Option A

Discharge is a different procedural outcome from the one prescribed for composition.

Option B

Valid composition produces no conviction for the compounded offence.

Option C

Section 359(8) gives valid composition the effect of an acquittal of the accused with whom the offence is compounded.

Option D

Release on probation is a separate disposition. Section 359(8) instead specifies an acquittal.

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