Criminal Revision No. 562 of 2006 1 .. IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 1. Criminal Revision No. 562 of 2006 Date of Decision : 16.03.2011. Sher Singh & others ...... Petitioners Versus The State of Haryana ...... Respondent 2. Criminal Revision No. 584 of 2006 Date of Decision : 16.03.2011. Mahender & others ...... Petitioners Versus State of Haryana ...... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Sher Singh, Raghbir, Ramesh and Naresh - petitioners with Mr. Sushil Saini, Advocate, (in Crl.R.No. 562 of 2006) Mahender, Kalia alias Ram Niwas Ved Pal and Mahabir - petitioners with Mr. Yashwinder Pal Singh, Advocate, (in Crl.R.No. 584 of 2006) Mr. Satyavir S. Yadav, DAG, Haryana, for the respondent-State. NAWAB SINGH J. (ORAL) This judgment shall dispose of above mentioned two Revisions arising out of judgment dated March 4th, 2006 passed by Sessions Judge, Bhiwani, affirming the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated March 17th, 2004 of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhiwani, whereby the petitioners were convicted and sentenced as under:- Criminal Revision No. 562 of 2006 2 .. Offence Sentence Fine In default Accused-Petitioners in Crl.R.No.562 of 2006 323/34 IPC RI for 1 year - 325/34 IPC RI for 2 years ` 250/- RI for 1 month. Accused-Petitioners in Crl.R.No.584 of 2006 148 IPC RI for 1-1/2 years ` 200/- RI for 1 month. 323/149 IPC RI for 1 year - 324/149 IPC RI for 1-1/2 years - The sentences were ordered to run concurrently. 3. During pendency of the revision petition, accused- Bhim Singh and Dharampal (petitioner Nos. 2 and 6 in Criminal Revision No. 584 of 2006) died. Their death certificates have also been placed on record. Accordingly, revision filed by them stands abated. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has stated that they do not challenge the judgment of conviction on merits and confines their arguments only regarding quantum of sentence. They have further submitted that with the intervention of respectables, the parties have entered into a compromise. The compromise deed (Annexure P/1) dated March 15th, 2011 has been placed on record. So, keeping in view the aforesaid fact of compromise, the sentence imposed upon the petitioners be reduced to the period already undergone by them. 5. In Surendra Nath Mohanty Vs. State of Orissa, 1999(2) RCR (Criminal) 683, the offence was committed in the year 1997. Accused were convicted under Section 326 IPC. The parties settled their dispute outside the Court. Hon`ble Supreme Court after considering the fact that the parties had settled their dispute outside the Court and that 10 years had elapsed, reduced the sentence of the accused to already undergone by them. 6. In Ishwar Singh Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh 2009 (1) R.C.R. (Criminal) 1, Hon`ble Supreme of India reduced the sentence already undergone by the appellant, who was convicted Criminal Revision No. 562 of 2006 3 .. under Section 307 IPC and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 3 years on account of compromise having been effected between the parties during the pendency of the appeal before the Hon`ble Supreme Court. 7. This Court is satisfied that the parties have voluntarily desired to compound the offence with the petitioners for sufficient and genuine reasons stated in the compromise deed (Annexure P/1). 8. In view of above, the conviction of the petitioners is maintained but sentence is reduced to the period already undergone by them. 9. The revision is partly accepted in the aforesaid terms. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 16.03.2011 som Criminal Revision No. 562 of 2006 4 .. IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No. 584 of 2006 Date of Decision : 16.03.2011. Mahender & others ...... Petitioners Versus State of Haryana ...... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mahender, Kalia alias Ram Niwas, Ved Pal and Mahabir - petitioners with Mr. Yashwinder Pal Singh, Advocate, Mr. Satyavir S. Yadav, DAG, Haryana, for the respondent-State. NAWAB SINGH J. (ORAL) For orders, see Criminal Revision No. 562 of 2006 - Sher Singh and others Vs. Th e State of Haryana decided by order of even date (16.03.2011). (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 16.03.2011 som