{"id":1792,"date":"2026-04-18T17:01:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T10:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/glossary\/compounding-offense\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T19:34:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T12:34:31","slug":"compounding-offense","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/compounding-offense\/","title":{"rendered":"Infraction conciliable (Khwam Phit An Yom Khwam Dai) : R\u00e8glement d'une affaire p\u00e9nale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>A <strong>infraction transigeable<\/strong> (\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e1c\u0e34\u0e14\u0e2d\u0e31\u0e19\u0e22\u0e2d\u0e21\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49, <em>khwam phit an yom khwam dai<\/em>, also translated as <em>compounding offence<\/em>) is a criminal offence under Thai law that the injured person can settle privately with the offender, and once settled or withdrawn the state can no longer prosecute it. The Criminal Code marks these offences one by one, usually with a closing section in each chapter. They cover most disputes foreigners actually meet in Thailand: defamation, fraud, embezzlement and trespass. The label decides whether paying the victim ends a case or merely softens the sentence.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table des mati\u00e8res<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#how-the-criminal-code-treats-a-compoundable-offence\">Comment le Code criminel traite une infraction conciliable<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#what-settlement-means-in-practice-for-a-foreigner\">Ce que l'installation signifie en pratique pour un \u00e9tranger<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#compoundable-and-non-compoundable-offences-compared\">Comparaison des infractions conciliables et non conciliables<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#frequently-asked-questions\">Foire aux questions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-the-criminal-code-treats-a-compoundable-offence\">Comment le Code criminel traite une infraction conciliable<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p><strong>Two rules do the work.<\/strong> Under Section 96 of the Criminal Code the injured person must lodge a complaint within 3 months of learning both of the offence and of who committed it; after that, prosecution of a compoundable offence is barred by prescription. Under Section 39(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code the right to prosecute is extinguished when the complaint is withdrawn or the parties lawfully compromise. The withdrawal must happen before the judgment becomes final; it can be done at the police station, before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/public-prosecutor\/\">procureur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral<\/a> files, during trial or while an appeal is pending.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>The offence is compoundable only if the Code says so. Defamation is compoundable under Section 333, fraud under Section 348, embezzlement under Section 356 and trespass under Section 366. Theft is not, except that Section 71 makes theft, fraud and related property offences between close relatives compoundable and leaves spouses unpunished altogether. Offences against the state, drugs, public fraud under Section 343 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/lese-majeste\/\">l\u00e8se-majest\u00e9<\/a> are never compoundable.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-settlement-means-in-practice-for-a-foreigner\">Ce que l'installation signifie en pratique pour un \u00e9tranger<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p><strong>A settlement agreement<\/strong> (\u0e1a\u0e31\u0e19\u0e17\u0e36\u0e01\u0e02\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e15\u0e01\u0e25\u0e07) is signed by both sides, usually in front of the inquiry official or the court, recording the payment and the victim&#8217;s withdrawal of the complaint. The court then strikes the case out. A private payment with nothing in writing settles nothing: the victim can still proceed, and the offender has no proof of compromise. For a foreigner facing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/defamation\/\">diffamation<\/a> or cheque complaint, this is normally the fastest exit, and it leaves no conviction on the record.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>The common mistake on the victim&#8217;s side is the 3-month clock. Making an entry in the police daily record book is not a complaint; the injured person must expressly ask for the offender to be prosecuted. Many foreigners who have been defrauded discover, after months of negotiation, that the criminal route has closed and only a civil claim remains.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"compoundable-and-non-compoundable-offences-compared\">Comparaison des infractions conciliables et non conciliables<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>For a non-compoundable offence, compensation still matters but only as mitigation: the court may reduce the sentence or suspend it, and a public prosecutor may weigh it, but the victim cannot end the case. That is why refunding a buyer in a public fraud case does not make the charge disappear.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Infraction<\/th><th>Section<\/th><th>Compoundable<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Diffamation<\/td><td>326 to 328<\/td><td>Yes (Section 333)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fraud against a person<\/td><td>341<\/td><td>Yes (Section 348)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Public fraud<\/td><td>343<\/td><td>Non<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>D\u00e9tournement de fonds<\/td><td>352<\/td><td>Yes (Section 356)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vol<\/td><td>334<\/td><td>No, unless between relatives (Section 71)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bodily harm<\/td><td>295<\/td><td>Non<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Intrusion<\/td><td>362<\/td><td>Yes (Section 366)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"frequently-asked-questions\">Foire aux questions<\/h2>\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list\">\n<div id=\"faq-question-1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Qu'est-ce qu'une infraction conciliable en Tha\u00eflande ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>C'est une infraction p\u00e9nale pour laquelle la personne l\u00e9s\u00e9e est autoris\u00e9e \u00e0 transiger avec l'auteur. Lorsque la plainte est retir\u00e9e ou que les parties parviennent \u00e0 un compromis avant que le jugement ne soit d\u00e9finitif, le droit d'engager des poursuites s'\u00e9teint en vertu de l'article 39, paragraphe 2, du Code de proc\u00e9dure p\u00e9nale. Le Code p\u00e9nal \u00e9num\u00e8re les infractions qui y sont \u00e9ligibles, telles que la diffamation, l'escroquerie et l'abus de confiance.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Combien de temps une victime a-t-elle pour porter plainte pour une infraction conciliable ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Trois mois \u00e0 compter du jour o\u00f9 la victime a connaissance de l'infraction et sait qui l'a commise, en vertu de l'article 96 du Code p\u00e9nal. Pass\u00e9 ce d\u00e9lai, l'action p\u00e9nale est prescrite, bien qu'une action civile en r\u00e9paration du pr\u00e9judice puisse encore \u00eatre possible. La plainte doit indiquer clairement que la victime souhaite que l'auteur soit poursuivi ; une simple main courante ne suffit pas.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Le versement d'une indemnisation peut-il mettre fin \u00e0 une accusation de vol en Tha\u00eflande ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Pas de lui-m\u00eame, car le vol en vertu de l'article 334 n'est pas conciliable. Le d\u00e9dommagement peut persuader le tribunal d'imposer une amende ou une peine avec sursis au lieu de la prison, mais le procureur garde l'affaire. La seule exception est le vol entre proches parents, que l'article 71 rend conciliable.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>Voir aussi\u00a0: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/defamation\/\">diffamation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/fraud\/\">fraude<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/theft\/\">vol<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/inquiry-official\/\">enqu\u00eate officielle<\/a>, et les guides <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/criminal-law-thailand\/\">droit p\u00e9nal en Tha\u00eflande<\/a> ET <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/withdrawing-a-criminal-complaint-in-thailand-dika-7211-2568\/\">withdrawing a criminal complaint in Thailand<\/a>.<\/p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A compoundable offence (\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e1c\u0e34\u0e14\u0e2d\u0e31\u0e19\u0e22\u0e2d\u0e21\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49, khwam phit an yom khwam dai, also translated as compounding offence) is a criminal offence under [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":214,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":"","rank_math_focus_keyword":"compoundable offence thailand","rank_math_title":"Compoundable Offence in Thailand Explained | ThaiLawOnline","rank_math_description":"Compoundable offence in Thailand: a crime the victim can settle or withdraw, ending the prosecution. 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