JUDGEMENT
NARESH KUMAR SANGHI, J. -
(1.) THE present order shall dispose of Criminal Appeal No.S -3315 -SB of 2013 (Sanjay & Ors. vs. State of Haryana) and Criminal Appeal No.S -3186 -SB of
2013 (Anil and Anr. vs. State of Haryana) since both the appeals are emanating from one and the same judgment of conviction and the order of
sentence dated 30.08.2013 passed by the learned Additional Sessions
Judge, Kaithal. Both the appeals are being disposed of with the consent
of all the concerns in view of the compromise effected between the
appellants and the only injured, Ram Niwas, at the time of hearing of the
Criminal Misc. applications for suspension of sentence of the convicts.
Brief facts
(2.) THE appellants, Anil, Rajesh, Sanjay, Rama and Govinda as well as Ram Niwas (injured) are collateral who were working at the Saw Mill in
District Sonepat. On 10.09.2010, there arose a dispute with regard to the
share of the amount which they had earned from their labour and the
appellants allegedly caused injuries by means of sticks on Ram Niwas at
their village Kalayat The matter was reported to the police, on the basis
of which, FIR No.141 dated 28.09.2010, for the offences punishable under
Sections 307, 323 and 325, IPC, was registered at Police Station,
Kalayat, District Kaithal. The appellants were arrested. After completion
of the investigation, the charge -sheet (report under Section 173,
Cr.P.C.) was presented before the learned Area Judicial Magistrate. Since
the offence punishable under Section 307, IPC, was triable by the Court
of Session, therefore, the case was committed to the said court. The
charges were framed. The prosecution witnesses were examined. The
statements of the appellants were recorded and after hearing the
arguments of the learned counsel for the parties, the learned trial court
held that the appellants guilty for the offence punishable under Section
307 read with Section 34, IPC, and ordered each of the appellants to undergo rigorous imprisonment for five years besides the payment of fine
of Rs. 3,000/ - each; and in default thereof, to undergo rigorous
imprisonment for three months.
Appellants Anil and Rajesh filed Criminal Appeal No.S -3186 -SB of 2013 while appellants Sanjay, Rama and Govinda preferred appeal bearing
Criminal Appeal No.S -3315 -SB of 2013. The appeals were admitted by this
Court. During the pendency of the appeals, appellants Anil Rajesh and
Rama moved different Criminal Misc. applications for suspension of their
respective sentence. During hearing of the said criminal misc.
applications for suspension of sentence, injured Ram Niwas along with
Sh.B.D.Sharma, Advocate, appeared before the Court and submitted that he
had effected a compromise with the appellants and had no objection if the
appeals were disposed of by reducing their substantive sentences to the
period already undergone by them. The statement of the injured was
recorded on oath in vernacular in the presence of his counsel wherein, he
specifically deposed that he had no objection if the sentences of the
appellants were reduced to the period already undergone by them. He
further stated that the appellants were his collaterals, therefore, he
did not want any sort of compensation from them. Learned counsel
representing the complainant and the learned counsel for the State also
stated at Bar that they had no objection if the appeals are disposed of
at this stage and the substantive sentence of the appellants is reduced
to the period already undergone by them. Learned counsel for the State,
however, submits that the fine imposed by the learned trial court be not
disturbed in view of the fact that the appellants did commit the offence
punishable under Section 307 read with Section 34, IPC.
(3.) I have heard the learned counsel for the parties and with their able assistance gone through the material available on record.
To satisfy the conscience of this Court, the material available on record
has been re -scanned. The depositions of Ram Niwas, the doctor and the
Investigating Officer clearly establish that the appellants did cause the
injuries to Ram Niwas attracting the mischief of Section 307, IPC,
therefore, the learned trial court had rightly held the appellants guilty
for the offence punishable under Section 307 read with Section 34, IPC
and as such, no interference is called for so far as the conviction of
the appellants is concerned. However, there is substance in the
submissions of the learned counsel for the appellants that both the
private factions are collateral and due to intervention of the
respectable and the elderly people of the society, they have sorted out
their grievances and effected a compromise. Each of the appellant has
undergone more than five months of the substantive sentence.;
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