Patna High Court
HARI SAHAY SINGHversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- WITHDRAWN
- Bench
- JITENDRA KUMAR
Holding
The court permitted the withdrawal of the revision petition and dismissed it as withdrawn.
Summary
The petitioners Hari Sahay Singh, Deepak Kumar Singh and Dilip Kumar Singh were convicted under Sections 323, 325 and 427 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to pay compensation to the informant. The Sessions Court upheld the conviction and the appellate court later reduced the compensation amount by half, ordering Rs.6,500 each for Hari and Dilip and Rs.7,000 for Deepak. The petitioners filed a criminal revision seeking to challenge the appellate order. During the hearing, the petitioners expressed their willingness to comply with the reduced compensation and requested permission to withdraw the revision petition. The High Court granted permission to withdraw and dismissed the petition as withdrawn.
Issues considered
- Whether the revision petition challenging the reduction of compensation can be withdrawn with the court's permission
Legislation cited
- Indian Penal Code — s. 323, 325, 427
- Probation of Offenders Act
Subjects
- criminal law
- revision
- compensation
- withdrawal of petition
- IPC
- Probation of Offenders Act
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL REVISION No.290 of 2020
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-141 Year-2009 Thana- SHEOHAR District- Sheohar
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1. Hari Sahay Singh Son of Late Ramchandra Singh Resident of Village -
Fatahpur, P.S.- Sheohar, District- Sheohar
2. Deepak Kumar Singh @ Deepak Singh @ Deepak Kumar Son of Late Hari
Sahay Singh Resident of Village - Fatahpur, P.S.- Sheohar, District- Sheohar
3. Dilip Kumar Singh @ Dilip Kumar Son of Late Hari Sahay Singh Resident
of Village - Fatahpur, P.S.- Sheohar, District- Sheohar
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Devendra Kumar, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
9 03-02-2026 The present revision petition has been preferred by the
petitioners against the judgment and order dated 14.01.2020
passed by learned District and Sessions Judge, Sheohar in
Criminal Appeal No. 35 of 2018, whereby learned Sessions
Court has upheld the judgment of conviction passed by learned
S.D.J.M., Sheohar in G.R. Case No. 451 of 2009 (Trial No. 112
of 2018). However, by the order dated 14.01.2020, learned
Appellate Court has modified the order of sentence by reducing
the amount of compensation to the half.
2. As such, learned Appellate Court has upheld the
conviction of the petitioners under Sections 323, 325 and 427 of
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the Indian Penal Code and benefit of Probation of Offender Act
to the petitioners. However, the compensation amount payable
by the petitioners to the victim has been reduced to the half by
directing the petitioners, namely, Hari Sahay Singh and Dilip
Kumar Singh to pay compensation of Rs.6500/- each to the
informant and directing Deepak Kumar Singh @ Deepak Kumar
to pay Rs.7,000/- to the informant.
3. After some argument, learned counsel for the
petitioners is seeking permission to withdraw the present
petition and ready to pay compensation amount as directed by
learned Appellate Court below.
4. Permission is accorded.
5. Accordingly, the present petition is dismissed as
withdrawn.
(Jitendra Kumar, J.)
ravishankar/-
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