What is the effect of compounding an offence under section 359 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023?
Question and options
What is the effect of compounding an offence under section 359 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023?
Discharge
Conviction
Acquittal
Releasing on probation of good conduct
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C - Acquittal
BNSS 359(8) makes lawful composition an acquittal of the accused with whom the offence is compounded. Discharge, conviction and probation are different outcomes, not the effect prescribed by this provision.
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