Crl. Revision No.835 of 2011(O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. Nos. 28202-03 of 2011 and Crl. Revision No. 835 of 2011 Date of decision:- 08.08.2011 Pankaj Kumar @ Sethi Ji and another ....Petitioners Vs. State of Punjab and another ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N. JINDAL Present:- Mr. Vikas Bali, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Baljinder Singh Sra, Addl. A.G., Punjab. Complainant-Nirmal Singh in person with Mr. Parminder Singh, Advocate. ***** A.N. JINDAL, J (ORAL) The allegations against the petitioners-Pankaj Kumar alias Sethji and Ashok Kumar are that they along with one Nand Lal had cheated complainant-Nirmal Singh for a sum of Rs.3,50,000/- on the ground that the money would be doubled within one month. As such, they were tried, convicted and sentenced by the trial Court under Section 420, 120-B IPC. Their appeal was also dismissed. Now the parties are present before this Court and have stated that they have compromised the matter as the claim of the complainant stands settled, therefore, necessary permission Crl. Revision No.835 of 2011(O&M) 2 to compound the offence may be granted. Statement of the complainant has been recorded in this regard. In the peculiar circumstances of the case, this Court is not inclined to grant the permission to compound the offence. However, some leniency on the quantum of sentence can be shown. Since the petitioners have already undergone two months out of the substantive sentence awarded against them and the matter has also been compromised; the parties do not ant to keep the bitterness alive, under these peculiar circumstances of the case, this petition is dismissed with modification in the sentence to that of already undergone by the petitioners without any alteration in the sentence of fine. (A.N.JINDAL) 8th of August, 2011 JUDGE ajp