( 2026:JHHC:21692 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Criminal Revision No. 801 of 2026 Girija Shankar Pandey, aged about 47 years Son of - Late Banarsi Pandey Resident of Village- Dandai, P.O. and P.S. - Dandai, District - Garhwa ... Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Chinta Devi, Wife of - Sanjay Saw Resident of Village - Upar Patra, P.O. + P.S. – Husainabad District - Palamau … Opposite Parties --- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY For the Petitioner : Mr. A.K. Chaturvedy, Advocate For the State : A.P.P. For the O.P. No. 2 : Mr. Arun Kumar, Advocate --- Order No. 09/ Dated: 22nd July, 2026 Heard Mr. A.K. Chaturvedy, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.P.P. as well as Mr. Arun Kumar, learned counsel appearing for the O.P. No. 2. 2. This application is directed against the judgment dated 06.03.2025 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Garhwa in Criminal Appeal No. 43 of 2023 whereby and whereunder the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 27.07.2023 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Garhwa in G.R. Case No. 320 of 2022 convicting the petitioner for the offence under Section 420 I.P.C. and sentencing him to undergo S.I. for three years along with a fine of Rs. 10,000/- has been affirmed. 3. Submission has been advanced by Mr. A.K. Chaturvedy, learned counsel for the petitioner that the matter has been compromised between the parties and an amount of Rs. 80,000/- towards full and final settlement has already been extended to the O.P. No. 2. In support of his submission, reference has been made to I.A. No. 9388 of 2025. 4. Mr. Arun Kumar, learned counsel appearing for the O.P. No. 2 has accepted the factum of compromise and has also accepted the fact that an amount of Rs. 80,000/- has been received by the O.P. No. 2. 5. Regard being had to the compromise which has been so effected between the parties and the offence being compoundable in nature, the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 27.07.2023 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Garhwa in G.R. Case No. 320 of 2 2022 and the judgment dated 06.03.2025 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Garhwa in Criminal Appeal No. 43 of 2023 are hereby quashed and set-aside. 6. This application stands allowed. 7. Pending I.A.s, if any, stand closed. (RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY, J.) Dated: 22nd July, 2026 Vedanti/-