GUHAN vs STATE REPRESENTED BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE — Crl.A. No. 884/2022

The Supreme Court heard the SLP filed by petitioner Guhan, who had been sentenced to five and three years imprisonment by the Madras High Court. Counsel submitted that the matter had been compromised through community elders, and Guhan had married the victim's sister, and that he had also moved the competent court for compounding the offence. The Court allowed Guhan's application for exemption from surrendering (IA No. 79137/2020), noting the pending compounding proceedings. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.