Ram Kishun Singh v. State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
This judgment accepted a compromise petition in a compoundable criminal case accused under Section 323 IPC. The High Court allowed the interlocutory application, agreed to accept the compromise, quashed the conviction and sentence of 1996, the appeal order of 2004, and disposed of the criminal revision.
What did the court decide?
The judgment of conviction and order of sentence are quashed and set aside; the compromise petition is accepted; and the criminal revision application is disposed of.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI I.A. No. 4062 of 2022
In
Cr. Revision No. 1077 of 2004
Ram Kishun Singh ….. Petitioner
Versus
The State of Jharkhand ….. Opposite Party
CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN
--------For the Petitioner : Mr. P.D. Agarwal, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Ms. Khushboo Kumari, Advocate
07/ 17.06.2022 An interlocutory application being I.A. No. 4062 of 2022 has been preferred by the petitioner for accepting the compromise petition which has been held by and between the parties and now none of the parties wants to pursue the instant case.
- It transpires from the record that the case relates to conviction under Section 323 of the Indian Penal Code which is compoundable in nature.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether to accept the compromise petition in a compoundable offence
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Ram Kishun Singh
- respondent
The State of Jharkhand
Coram
Deepak Roshan
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Jharkhand HC
- Decided on
- · June
- Registered
- Case no.
- Cr.Rev./1077/2004
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