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TMI Blog2012 (8) TMI 1093X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... or the parties to the lis. 3. This appeal is directed against the judgment and order dated 14.01.2011 passed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in Criminal Appeal No.1245-SB of 2001. By the impugned judgment and order the High Court has modified the sentence imposed by the Trial Court from three years to 1½ years. Aggrieved by the same, the appellant is before us in this appeal. 4. Duri ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... sel for the appellants even at the time of preliminary hearing of this matter that by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2005 (Act 25 of 2005) the above entry has been deleted. In other words, an offence of voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means punishable under Section 324 IPC is no more compoundable. The Amendment Act of 2005 came into force from 23.06.2006. As we ha ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... the offence had taken place on 27.12.1997, i.e. prior to the amendment, and in view of the fact that the complainant and the accused intends to compound the offence, we grant the request made in the said application for compounding of offence. Accordingly, we set aside the orders passed by the Trial Court as modified by the High Court and allow the appeal. 7. In the result, the accused is acquit ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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