Crl. Rev. No. 3162 of 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -.- Crl. Rev. No. 3162 of 2009 Date of decision:- 22.12.2009 Shahbaj Kaur & Anr. .... Petitioners. Versus State of Punjab & Ors. ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURDEV SINGH. Present:- Mr. Vivek Goel, Advocate, for the petitioners. Ms. Rajni Gupta, Addl. A.G., Punjab. Mr. K.B.S.Mann, Advocate, along with respondent No.2. Gurdev Singh, J. Petitioners Shahbaj Kaur and Sarvinderjit Singh filed revision petition against the judgment dated 18.11.2009 passed by learned Sessions Judge Faridkot, dismissing the appeal preferred by them against the judgment dated 20.3.2007 passed by learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Faridkot convicting the petitioners for the offences under Section 420 and 120-B IPC and sentencing them as under:- Name of the Accused Offence U/s Sentence of imprisonment Fine Indefault of payment of fine Shahbaj Kaur 420 IPC 120B IPC 03 years 01 year Rs.2000/- Rs.1000/- 02 months 01 month Sarvinderjit Singh 420 IPC 120B IPC 03 years 01 year Rs.2000/- Rs.1000/- 02 months 01 month Along with revision petition, the petitioners have filed an application under Section 320 (6) of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of leave to compound the offences. Notice was issued to respondent No.2-complainant who came Crl. Rev. No. 3162 of 2009 present with her counsel. As per Column No.3 of the Schedule to Section 320 of the Code only the complainant is competent to compound the offences with the petitioners/accused. The offence under Section 420 IPC is compoundabl e only with the permission of the Court. Faced with that situation the complainant has moved application, today allowing him to compound the offence with the petitioners. As per Sub Section (6) of Section 320, the complainant can be permitted to compound the offence even in the revision application filed under Section 401 of the Code. Statement of the complainant has been recorded wherein she stated that the compromise filed as Annexure P-1 with the revision petition was entered into between her and the petitioners with her free will without any pressure and that she put her signatures thereon. Now she has no grouse against the petitioners. It has been submitted by both the sides that amount involved has been paid to the complainant. Keeping in view that the grievance of the complainant stands removed , the Court has granted permission to her to compound the offence with the petitioners. As a result of composition, this revision petition is hereby accepted. The conviction and sentence of the petitioners is set aside and they are acquitted of the offences punishable under Sections 420 and 120-B IPC. Fine, if already deposited by them, be refunded. Revision petition is disposed of accordingly. December 22, 2009 (Gurdev Singh) tripti Judge