Crl. Rev. No. 341 of 2005 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -.- Crl. Rev. No. 341 of 2005 (O&M) Date of decision:- 16.3.2011 Zile Singh and Anr. ... Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ... Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURDEV SINGH Present:- Mr. Ashit Malik, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. J.S.Rattu, DAG, Haryana. Mr. Prem Singh-complainant with his counsel Mr. J.S.Dahiya, Advocate. Gurdev Singh, J (oral) Crl. Misc. No. 12649 of 2011 Heard. This application under Section 320(5) read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, has been filed by Prem Singh-complainant for compounding the offences with the accused on the ground that in order to maintain harmony in the village they have entered into a compromise. His statement has been recorded wherein he stated that the compromise Ex.CX has been entered into between him and the accused and now they want to live amicably and he had sworn an affidavit Ex.CY regarding that compromise and that now he has no grudge against the accused. The offence under Section 323 IPC is compoundable without the permission of the Court. The offence under Section 324 IPC is not Crl. Rev. No. 341 of 2005 (O&M) -2- compoundable after the amendment made in the Code of Criminal Procedure. However, at the time the accused were convicted this offence was compoundable with the permission of the Court. The amendment so made is to operate prospectively. It is well settled that the compounding of the offence can be allowed even at the appellate and revisional stage. Keeping in view the fact that the parties have entered into compromise and they want to live amicably, the permission of the Court is granted to the complainant to compound the offence under Section 324 IPC. The application is disposed of accordingly. Crl. Rev. No. 341 of 2005 This revision petition has been preferred by the petitioners/accused against the judgment dated 10.2.2005 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Panipat, vide which he dismissed the appeal preferred against the judgment dated 28.5.2004 passed by the Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Panipat, convicting and sentencing the accused under Sections 323, 324/34 IPC. The parties have compounded these offences and as a result of that composition, the accused are acquitted of the said offences. The revision petition is disposed of accordingly. The records be returned forthwith. March 16, 2011 (Gurdev Singh) tripti Judge