Offences can be compounded under section 320 of Cr PC by the legal guardian of ........

Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) 1973 Trials

Offences can be compounded under section 320 of Cr PC by the legal guardian of:

a person under the age of 18 years

a person who is an idiot

a person who is lunatic

all the above.

- Section 320 of CrPC allows certain offences to be compounded (settled).

- If a person entitled to compound is:

- Under 18 years (minor)

- An idiot (lacking mental capacity)

- A lunatic (unsound mind)

- In these situations, the legal guardian or someone competent by law can compound the offence on their behalf, with court approval.

- Therefore, all three categories are covered.

Option 4: all the above is correct.

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