SUKHDEV SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) SUKHDEV Singh and Swaranjit Singh were tried for an offence under Section 307/34 of the Indian Penal Code for causing fire arm injuries to one Amar Singh. They were held guilty by Additional Sessions Judge, Ferozepur vide judgment dated 14-5-1987. Sukhdev Singh was sentenced to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for 4 years and to pay a fine of Rs. 7,000/- under Section 337 of the Indian Penal Code and also to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment four years under section 307 read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. Swaranjit Singh was sentenced to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for four years and to pay a fine of Rs. 5,000/- for the offence under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code and also to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for 4 years under section 307/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Both these sentences were to run concurrently. Aggrieved by the judgment recording their conviction Sukhdev Singh and Swaranjit Singh filed the present appeal. During the pendency of the appeal, the appellants moved an application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure alleging that they had effected a compromise with Amar Singh injured and in view of the compromise the sentence awarded to them may be reduced to the period already undergone. They produced an affidavit by Amar singh and compromise deed executed by him with the appellants with respect to the incident leading to the conviction of the appellants.

(2.) THE affidavit furnished by Amar Singh shows that he had voluntarily effected compromise with the appellants to bring an end to bad blood between the parties and to create harmonious relations. He has affirmed that no ill will remains between him and the appellants.