Criminal Revision No.3285 of 2010 (O&M) 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Criminal Revision No.3285 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 14.12.2010 Vinod Kumar ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another .......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.APS Deol, Sr. Advocate with Mr.D.B.Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Amandeep Singh Rai, AAG, Punjab. Ms. Rimplejeet Kaur, Advocate, for the complainant. **** SABINA, J. Complainant Kashmir Singh filed a complaint under Sections 406/420 of the Indian Penal Code (“IPC” for short) against petitioner Vinod Kumar. Vide judgment and order dated 1.12.2009 passed by the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Dasuya, the petitioner was convicted and sentenced qua the offence under Section 420 IPC. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner preferred an appeal and the same was dismissed by the Additional Sessions Criminal Revision No.3285 of 2010 (O&M) 2 Judge, Hoshiarpur vide judgment dated 7.12.2010. Hence, the present revision petition. Learned senior counsel for the petitioner has submitted that now the parties have amicably settled the dispute. The amount in question has been paid by the petitioner to the complainant. Compromise (Annexure P-1) has been effected between the parties. An application has been moved for permission to compound the offence. Respondent No.2- complainant Kashmir Singh is present in person along with his counsel and has admitted the factum of compromise between the parties and the contents of Annexure P-1. The complainant has submitted that now he has amicably settled the dispute with the petitioner and he be allowed to compound the offence and the petitioner be acquitted of the charge framed against him. He has received the amount in question. After hearing learned senior counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the complainant, it would be just and expedient to allow the complainant to compound the offence. Parties have now amicably settled their dispute. The complainant has received the amount in question from the petitioner. In case the complainant is allowed to compound the offence, the parties will be able to live in peace in future. Accordingly, the application is allowed and the complainant is permitted to compound the offence. Consequently, this revision petition is allowed. The impugned judgments of the Criminal Revision No.3285 of 2010 (O&M) 3 Courts below are set aside. Hence, the petitioner is acquitted of the charge framed against him as the offence has been compounded Fine, deposited by the petitioner, be treated as cost of proceedings. The petitioner, who is in custody, be set at liberty forthwith, if not required in any other case. (SABINA) JUDGE December 14, 2010 anita