धारा 359

(1) The offences punishable under the sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) specified in the first two columns of the Table next following may be compounded by the persons mentioned in the third column of that Table: — Offence Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman. Voluntarily causing hurt. Voluntarily causing hurt on provocation. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on grave and sudden provocation. TABLE Section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 applicable Person by whom offence may be compounded 115(2) 122(1) 122(2) The husband of the woman and the woman. The person to whom the hurt is caused. The person to whom the hurt is caused. The person to whom the hurt is caused. Wrongfully restraining or confining any person. 126(2), 127(2) The person restrained or confined. Wrongfully confining a person for three days or more. Wrongfully confining a person for ten days or more. Wrongfully confining a person in secret. 127(3) The person confined. 127(4) The person confined. 127(6) The person confined. Assault or use of criminal force. 131,133,136 Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound the religious feelings of any person. Theft. Dishonest misappropriation of property. Criminal breach of trust by a carrier, wharfinger, etc. 303(2) 316(3) The person assaulted or to whom criminal force is used. The person whose religious feelings are intended to be wounded. The owner of the property stolen. The owner of the property misappropriated. The owner of the property in respect of which the breach of trust has been committed. Dishonestly receiving stolen property knowing it to be stolen. 317(2) The owner of the property stolen. Assisting in the concealment or disposal of stolen property, knowing it to be stolen. 317(5) The owner of the property stolen. Cheating. 318(2) The person cheated. Cheating by personation. 319(2) The person cheated. Fraudulent removal or concealment of property, etc., to prevent distribution among creditors. Fraudulently preventing from being made available for his creditors a debt or demand due to the offender. The creditors who are affected thereby. The creditors who are affected thereby. Fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration. The person affected thereby. Fraudulent removal or concealment of property. The person affected thereby. Mischief, when the only loss or damage caused is loss or damage to a private person. 324(2), 324(4) The person to whom the loss or damage is caused. Mischief by killing or maiming animal. The owner of the animal. Mischief by injury to works of irrigation by wrongfully diverting water when the only loss or damage caused is loss or damage to private person. 326(a) The person to whom the loss or damage is caused. Criminal trespass. House-trespass. 329(3) The person in possession of the property trespassed upon. 329(4) The person in possession of the property trespassed upon. House-trespass to commit an offence (other than theft) punishable with imprisonment. 332(c) The person in possession of the house trespassed upon. Using a false trade or property mark. 345(3) The person to whom loss or injury is caused by such use. Counterfeiting a property mark used by another. 347(1) The person to whom loss or injury is caused by such use. Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark. The person to whom loss or injury is caused by such use. Criminal intimidation. 351(2), 351(3) The person intimidated. Insult intended to provoke a breach of peace. Inducing person to believe himself an object of divine displeasure. Defamation, except such cases as are specified against section 356(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, (45 of 2023) column 1 of the Table under sub-section (2). The person insulted. The person induced. 356(2) The person defamed. Printing or engraving matter, knowing it to be defamatory. 356(3) The person defamed. Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter, knowing it to contain such matter. Criminal breach of contract of service. 356(4) The person defamed. The person with whom the offender has contracted. (2) The offences punishable under the sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) specified in the first two columns of the Table next following may, with the permission of the Court before which any prosecution for such offence is pending, be compounded by the persons mentioned in the third column of that Table:.— Offence Table Section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita applicable Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman. Marrying again during the life-time of a husband or wife. Causing miscarriage. 82(1) Voluntarily causing grievous hurt. 117(2) Person by whom offence may be compounded The woman whom it was intended to insult or whose privacy was intruded upon. The husband or wife of the person so marrying. The woman to whom miscarriage is caused. The person to whom hurt is caused. Causing