JAGIR SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF HARYANA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) As many as 14 accused faced trial before the Learned Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court, Ambala. Accused Garja Ram alone was acquitted. But the other accused who were convicted under Sections 323/325/307/148/149 IPC have jointly preferred the present appeal. Accused Jagir Singh, Ramesh Kumar, Karnail Singh, Singh Ram had died and as a result of which the appeal qua them abated.

(2.) The accused-appellants placed on record a copy of compromise dated 12.10.2015. Counsel appearing for the complainant admits that the matter has been compromised between them as per the compromise (Annexure A-1) produced before this Court in CRM No. 39370 of 2015.

(3.) Learned counsel appearing for the appellants submitted that considering the order of trial faced by the appellants for 18 long years the nature of the injuries caused by them and the factum of compromise struck between the parties, the sentence imposed upon them by the trial Court may be reduced to the period already undergone.