Under section 359(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, what monetary ceiling on the…

Theft punishable under section 303(2) BNS (formerly section 379 IPC) can be compounded by the owner of the stolen property under section 359(1) BNSS (formerly section 320(1) CrPC). The table specifies no monetary ceiling on the property value. The "less than five thousand rupees" condition in the proviso to section 303(2) BNS concerns community service for a first-time offender who returns or restores the property; it does not limit compounding.