Compounding is always ?

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Anonymous
(Querist) 15 March 2011
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Compounding is always possible at appellate stage. After conviction the offence can be compounded ?
Any Apex Court Judgement which say that Compounding is always possible at appellate stage ONLY IN CIVIL, CRIMINAL & ANY TAX MATTERS ( If the staute say that any particular offence is Compounddable in tax matters).
Compounding is always possible at appellate stage ? Why ? Case Law on it.