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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 6053 of 2003 Court No. - 93 HON'BLE MRS. VANI RANJAN AGRAWAL, J.
1. This Criminal appeal under Section 374 (2) of the Criminal Procedure Code has been preferred by the appellants against the conviction and sentence recorded vide judgment and order dated 29.11.2003 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Court No.1, Siddharth Nagar in S.T. No. 58/98, convicting the appellants under Sections 308/34 I.P.C. adn sentencing them five years rigorous imprisonment and further convicting the appellants under Sections 325/34 I.P.C. and sentencing them three years rigorous imprisonment and again convicting the appellants under Section 504 I.P.C. and sentencing them one year rigorous imprisonment. All the sentences shall go on simultaneously. 2. Heard learned Counsel for the appellants as well as the learned counsel for the respondents, and learned AGA for the State. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the parties that the parties entered into a compromise during pendency of this appeal and compromise deed filed by the parties was sent for verification to the learned trial court vide order dated 06.01.2026 and in pursuance whereof, the parties appeared before the learned trial court, the compromise was verified and the compliance report is available on record. 4. As per report of C.J.M. dated 13.02.2026, the appellants and the complainant have been identified by their respective counsels before the court. On being queried, they have stated to the effect that the compromise has been entered into voluntarily without any coercion and undue influence. 5. In view of the nature of offence and the terms of settlement between the parties, the Court is satisfied that the compromise is genuine and as such no useful purpose would be served in continuing with the criminal proceedings. 6. In the aforesaid circumstances, the compromise deed dated 06.02.2025 is accepted. The Criminal appeal is decided in terms of the said compromise. The conviction and sentence recorded by the learned trial court vide judgment and order dated 29.11.2003 is hereby set aside. The appellants are Versus Counsel for Appellant(s) : Balbeer Singh, Jokhan Prasad Counsel for Respondent(s) : Govt. Advocate, Surendra Prasad Yadav Lav-Kush And Others .....Appellant(s) State of U.P. .....Respondent(s)
acquitted of the charges levelled against them. Their personal bonds are cancelled and sureties are discharged. 7. Let copy of this order be sent to learned trial court for necessary compliance.
May 13, 2026 Pravesh Mishra CRLA No. 6053 of 2003 2 (Mrs. Vani Ranjan Agrawal,J.) Digitally signed by :- PRAVESH KUMAR MISHRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad