I.A. No. 3129 of 2016

This application has been preferred by the petitioner for condonation the delay of 20 days in filing the criminal revision.

2. Considering the reasons assigned in this application, the delay of 20 days which had occurred in filing this criminal revision is condoned and this I.A. is allowed and disposed of.

I.A. No. 6300 of 2016

3. This application has been preferred by the petitioner for exemption to surrender in terms of Rule 159 of the High Court of Jharkhand Rules.

4. It appears that the matter has been settled between the parties and to this effect an interlocutory application being I.A. No. 1998 of 2017 has also been filed by way of joint compromise petition. It further appears from I.A. No. 6300 of 2016 that a compromise petition was preferred before the learned trial court to compound the offences punishable u/s 341, 323, 448 and 354, which is compoundable with the permission of the Court.

5. Learned counsel, appearing for opposite party No. 2 has accepted the contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner.

6. In view of the fact that the matter has been compromised way back in the year 2010 and a joint compromise petition has also been filed,