THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Crl.R.C.M.P.No.3825 of 2011 and CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1827 of 2011 ORDER: This Criminal Revision Case is filed by the petitioners-accused, under Sections 397 and 401 of Cr.P.C., seeking to set aside the conviction and sentence imposed against them in S.C.No.683 of 2011 by the Addl. Assistant Sessions Judge, Tenali, vide judgment dated 23.03.2011, as confirmed by the XI Addl. District & Sessions Judge, Tenali, in Crl.A.No.65 of 2011, vide judgment dated 07.09.2011. Initially, the petitioners along with three other accused were prosecuted in S.C.No.683 of 2010 by the Addl. Assistant Sessions Judge, Tenali for the offences punishable under Sections 323, 324, 307 read with Sections 34 and 109 of IPC. After due trial and on appreciation of both oral and documentary evidence, the learned Assistant Sessions Judge convicted the petitioners, under Section 235(2) Cr.P.C. and sentenced petitioner Nos.1 and 2 to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of five years each and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/- each, in default, to suffer simple imprisonment for three months each for the offence under Section 307 of IPC and also sentenced petitioner Nos.3 and 4 to undergo rigorous imprisonment for two years each for the offence under Section 324 of IPC, while acquitting accused Nos.5 to 7 of the offence under Section 109 read with Section 323 of IPC, by judgment dated 23.03.2011. As against the said conviction and sentence, the petitioners preferred Criminal Appeal No.65 of 2011, whereby the learned XI Addl. District & Sessions Judge, Tenali on consideration of the material available on record, vide judgment dated 07.09.2011, allowed the appeal in part by setting aside the conviction and sentence imposed by the trial Court against petitioner Nos.1 and 2 for the offence under Section 307 of IPC and acquitting them of the said offence and convicting them for the offence under Section 324 of IPC and accordingly sentencing them to suffer rigorous imprisonment for a period of two years each and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/- each, while confirming the conviction and sentence recorded against petitioner Nos.3 and 4 for the offence under Section 324 of IPC. Aggrieved thereby, present revision is filed by the petitioners. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, both the petitioners and the complainants are present and the complainants filed Crl.R.C.M.P.No.3825 of 2011 with a prayer to permit them to compound the offence with the petitioners. An affidavit duly signed by the 1st complainant is also filed before this Court. When questioned, the complainants reiterated the contents of the affidavit and stated that the disputes between themselves and the petitioners are settled outside the Court and they had no objection to acquit the petitioners. In view of the fact that the parties have compromised the matter outside the Court and in view of the guidelines laid down by Hon’ble Supreme Court, by exercising inherent powers under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the petitioners can be acquitted by compounding the offence. Accordingly, Crl.R.C.M.P.No.3825 of 2011 and the Criminal Revision Case are allowed and the conviction and sentence imposed by the trial Court and confirmed by the Appellate Court are hereby set aside and, consequently, the petitioners are acquitted of the charges levelled against them. The affidavit of the 1st complainant filed into Court be made as part of this order. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed shall stand closed. __________________ RAJA ELANGO, J. 23rd December, 2011 cbs THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Crl.R.C.M.P.No.3825 of 2011 and CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1827 of 2011 (Allowed) 23rd December, 2011 cbs