List of Compoundable Offences For Lokadalat.

Posted on February 18, 2026 by Admin

BNS OFFENCES – ELIGIBILITY FILTER

✅ BNS OFFENCES GENERALLY FIT FOR LOK ADALAT

(Personal / private / civil-flavoured offences)

BNS Section	Nature of Offence	Lok Adalat
BNS 115	Voluntarily causing hurt	✔
BNS 126	Wrongful restraint	✔
BNS 127	Wrongful confinement	✔
BNS 128	Assault / criminal force	✔
BNS 129	Assault on grave provocation	✔
BNS 134	Criminal intimidation (Part-I)	✔
BNS 316	Theft (simple)	✔
BNS 318	Criminal breach of trust	✔
BNS 319	Cheating	✔
BNS 321	Mischief	✔
BNS 326	Criminal trespass	✔
BNS 329	House trespass	✔
BNS 351	Intentional insult	✔
BNS 352	Criminal intimidation (simple)	✔

📌 These offences are either compoundable or treated as “private disputes” as per SC guidelines.

C. BNS OFFENCES – CONDITIONAL (COURT PERMISSION REQUIRED)

BNS Section	Nature	Condition
BNS 117	Grievous hurt	With Court leave
BNS 320	Cheating with documents	Monetary settlement
BNS 324	Misappropriation	Full restitution
BNS 356	Forgery (non-serious)	Civil flavour

📌 Scrutiny committee must flag “Court permission required”.

D. BNS OFFENCES – NOT FIT FOR LOK ADALAT ❌

☐ BNS 103 / 104 – Murder / attempt to murder
☐ BNS sexual offences (rape, aggravated assault)
☐ BNS offences against State / public justice
☐ Organised crime / terrorism chapters
☐ Repeat or habitual serious offenders

📌 Automatic rejection category.

E. MIXED CASES (VERY COMMON)

☐ BNS + NI Act 138 → ✔ Fit
☐ BNS + MV Act → ✔ MV Act part only
☐ BNS + Family dispute → ✔ Fit
☐ BNS + MACT implications → ✔ Criminal settlement allowed, MACT separate

**National Lok Adalat

COMPOUNDABLE OFFENCES – READY REFERENCE LIST**

I. COMPOUNDABLE OFFENCES UNDER CRPC (SECTION 320)

A. Compoundable WITHOUT permission of Court

(S.320(1) CrPC)

Section (IPC)	Offence
298	Uttering words to wound religious feelings
323	Voluntarily causing hurt
334	Hurt on grave provocation
341	Wrongful restraint
342	Wrongful confinement
352	Assault or use of criminal force
355	Assault with intent to dishonour
358	Assault on grave provocation
379	Theft (non-aggravated)
403	Dishonest misappropriation of property
406	Criminal breach of trust
411	Dishonestly receiving stolen property
417	Cheating
426	Mischief
447	Criminal trespass
448	House trespass
451	House trespass to commit offence
482	Using false property mark
504	Intentional insult
506	Criminal intimidation (Part-I)

✔ Ideal for Lok Adalat

B. Compoundable WITH permission of Court

(S.320(2) CrPC)

Section	Offence
325	Grievous hurt
326A (attempt stage)	Acid-related lesser stages
335	Grievous hurt on provocation
343–348	Wrongful confinement (aggravated)
354	Assault on woman (minor nature)
357	Assault with intent to dishonour
380	Theft in dwelling house
420	Cheating
468	Forgery (non-serious)
471	Using forged document
477A	Falsification of accounts

✔ Regularly placed before Lok Adalat with Court permission

II. NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT

Section	Nature
138	Cheque dishonour

✅ Fully compoundable
📌 Most common category in National Lok Adalat

(SC: Damodar S. Prabhu v. Sayed Babalal H.)

III. MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988

Section	Offence
177	General violation
178	Helmet / seatbelt
179	Disobedience
181	No licence
183	Over-speeding
184	Dangerous driving
185	Drunken driving (first time)
190	Unsafe / modified vehicle
196	No insurance