Crl.R. No.508 of 2002 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CASE NO.: Crl.R. No.508 of 2002 DATE OF DECISION: May 19, 2009 RANJIT SINGH @ JITA SINGH AND ANOTHER ...PETITIONERS VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB ...RESPONDENT CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA. PRESENT: MR. DAVINDERBIR SINGH, ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONERS. MS. AMBIKA LUTHRA, AAG, PUNJAB. MS. GURSHARAN K. MANN, ADVOCATE FOR THE COMPLAINANT. ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J.(ORAL) The petitioners have faced trial under Section 325/323/34 IPC in a case FIR No.80 dated 22.12.1996, registered at Police Station Nathana. They were convicted under Section 325/34 IPC and were sentenced to undergo R.I. for 1 year and payment of fine of Rs.500/- each. The petitioners were also convicted under Section 323/34 IPC and were ordered to undergo R.I. for 6 months. Both the sentences were ordered to run concurrently by the Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Bathinda vide judgement dated 11.1.1999. the appeal filed by the petitioners has also been dismissed by the Addl. Sessions Judge, Bathinda vide judgement dated 15.2.2002. During the pendency of the revision petition, counsel for both the parties states, that a compromise has been arrived at between the complainant Kamaldeep Singh who is present in Court and the accused and Crl.R. No.508 of 2002 -2- as per the compromise deed dated 15.5.2009, the parties have amicably settled their dispute and they have no grouse against each other. The compromise deed has been taken on record as Mark 'A' in the connected Crl.R. No.411 of 2002 arising out of common impugned judgements. On the basis of the aforementioned compromise, counsel for the parties state that the offence under Section 325/323 IPC be compounded and the petitioners be acquitted. In Khurseed and Another vs. State of U.P. and Another, reported as 2007(4) RCR (Criminal) 495, the Apex Court has held that “once the offences have been compounded and the requisite permission is granted by the Court, the accused must be acquitted”. On the basis of the aforementioned compromise Mark 'A' arrived at between the complainant and the accused, the offence under Section 325/323 IPC are allowed to be compounded and accordingly the revision petition is allowed and the accused-petitioners are acquitted of all the charges against them. May 19, 2009 (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) Gulati JUDGE