ORDER :

Crl.M.A No.3 of 2023 in Crl.R.P.No.3079 of 2006

The revision petitioners, along with additional respondents 2 and 3 have filed this petition under Sections 320(8) and 482 Cr.P.C., for compounding the offence involved.

2. The petitioners were convicted and sentenced by the Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Thodupuzha, for the commission of offence under Sections 447, 323, 324 and 326 I.P.C read with Section 34 I.P.C. They were sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for three years for the offence under Section 326 I.P.C and rigorous imprisonment for six months for the offence under Section 447 I.P.C. No separate punishment was awarded for the offences under Sections 323 and 324 I.P.C. In the appeal filed before the Sessions Court, the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Thodupuzha confirmed the conviction and modified the sentence. The accused were accordingly, sentenced by the appellate court to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three months each under Section 447 I.P.C. and to undergo rigorous imprisonment for two years each and to pay fine Rs.5,000/- each under Section 326 I.P.C. Challenging the above concurrent findings of conviction and the sentence imposed by the appellate c