Settling and compounding non bailable offences- need reconsideration-supreme court of India.

Supreme Court of India earlier relied on these decisions and compounded even non bailable offences.
They are B.S.Joshi vs. State of Haryana (2003) 4 SCC 675;
Nikhil Merchant vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and
Another (2008) 9 SCC 677; and Manoj Sharma vs. State and
Others (2008) 16 SCC 1.
It is true that in the last two decisions, one of
the judge who hear this case, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Markandey Katju, was a member but now Court felt that these decisions require re-consideration and hence directed that this matter be placed before a larger Bench
to reconsider the correctness of the aforesaid three decisions.

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