Mr. K. Jagadish, Hyd v. S.H.O., P.S., Musheerabad, Hyd

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE B. SIVA SANKARA RAO I.A.Nos.1 & 2 of 2018 in/and Criminal Appeal No.1106 of 2014 COMMON JUDGMENT:

I.A.Nos.1 & 2 of 2018 are filed by the petitioner-de facto complainant to permit her to compound the offence and to compound the offence with respondent No.1 by allowing the appeal.

2.

The de facto complainant and appellant-A1 are present. The offence for which the learned V Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge (Mahila Court) at Hyderabad in S.C.No.305 of 2012 convicted A1 and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for five years and also to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/- for the offence punishable under Section 354 IPC in default to suffer simple imprisonment for six months and acquitted for the other offences charged under Section 341 & 506 IPC. The offence under Section 354 IPC as per the amended criminal laws is a compoundable offence and it can be compounded even in appeal stage as the de facto complainant is present and wants to compound the offence.

3.

Permission is accorded by compounding the offence and acquitting the appellant-A1 by allowing the appeal and the bail bonds are cancelled.

Accordingly, I.A.Nos.1 & 2 of 2018 are allowed and Criminal Appeal No.1106 of is allowed.

Consequently, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.

______________________________ Dr. B.SIVA SANKARA RAO, J 23.07.2018 MVA