IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr.Revision No. 238 of 2003. Date of Decision: 21.12.2010. _______________________________________________ Maya Devi and others. …Petitioners. Versus. State of H.P. ….Respondent. Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dev Darshan Sud, Judge. Whether approved for reporting1? No. For the petitioner :Mr.Ajay Chandel, Advocate. For Respondent. :Ms.Shubh Mahajan, Deputy Advocate General. Dev Darshan Sud, J.(Oral). The report of the Probation Officer has been received with respect to all the three petitioners Smt. Maya Devi, Chanchla Devi and Hari Chand. They are now aged about 38,30 and 42 years respectively and are settled in their villages and engaged in lawful avocation. Their character has been certified to be good by the Gram Panchayat and on further inquires made by the Probation Officer, he also certifies that this is a fit case where probation should and ought to be granted taking into consideration the antecedents of the petitioners. Whether reporters of the Local papers are allowed to see the judgment?yes. 2 I have considered the report as also the submission made by the learned counsel appearing for the parties. It appears that the offence may have been the outcome of sudden spurt of passion and the acts committed not such which can be attributed to premeditated planning. In these circumstances, all the three petitioners are granted the benefit of Section 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act. The following directions are issued: 1. Each of the petitioners shall execute personal bond before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Kangra, District Kangra valid for a period of two years. The petitioners shall furnish personal bonds in the sum of Rs.25,000/- each with one surety each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court. 2. Each of the petitioners shall undertake that they will keep the peace and will not indulge in any anti social/criminal activities. It is also directed that the petitioners shall undertake that in case of violation of any of the conditions imposed, the sentence imposed upon them shall revive and the bond shall be forfeited. They shall also undertake that they shall receive any sentence in case of any violation of bonds so executed by them. 3. Considering the provision of Section 5 of the Probation of Offenders Act, I direct that a sum of Rs.9,000/- i.e. Rs.3,000/- by each of the petitioners shall be deposited before the trial Court which shall be paid as compensation to 3 each of the complainant Parkash Chand and Brij Mohan in equally. The bonds be executed and the amount be deposited on or before 30th April, 2011. The petition is accordingly disposed of. (Dev Darshan Sud), Judge. December 21, 2010(R)