IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE RAMKUMAR CHOUBEY

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ON THE 17 OF OCTOBER, 2025 CRIMINAL REVISION No. 1157 of 2006 RAMCHARAN Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Appearance:

Shri Vivek Ahirwar - Advocate for the petitioner.

Shri Atmaram Bain - Deputy Government Advocate for the respondent/State.

ORDER Heard on I.A.No.25324/2024, which is an application for permission to change the counsel.

For the reasons mentioned in the application, same is hereby allowed.

2 . The petitioner/accused has been arrested in execution of the non- bailable warrant issued by this Court vide order dated 18.09.2025 and he was produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate Tikamgarh. The report of the execution of the non-bailable warrant along with copy of the arrest memo has been submitted by the Station House Officer Digoda, District Tikamgarh (M.P.). In pursuant to that the petitioner/accused has been produced before this Court today.

3. The petitioner/accused be sent back to the jail with the same Police escort.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that vide order dated 30.04.2025 by this Court the matter was sent to the Principal District Judge Signature Not Verified Tikamgarh for mediation and during mediation proceedings the complainant and the petitioner have arrived at compromise and the complainant has expressed willingness to compound the offence by submitting the written compromise, therefore, he prays that the case be decided on the basis of the compromise.

5. Learned counsel for the respondent/State submitted that since the compromise has been arrived at between the petitioner and complainant the matter may be disposed of on the basis of the compromise.

6. It appears from the record that this Court vide order dated 30.04.2025 directed the Principal District Judge Tikamgarh to appoint competent mediator in this case as the charges against the petitioner are compoundable in nature. Vide letter endorsement No.335 dated 20.05.2025 sent by the Principal District & Sessions Judge, Tikamgarh the mediation report along with original proceedings and written compromise signed by the complainant and the petitioner has been submitted to this Court, which is available on record. As per the mediation report and written compromise, the complainant and the petitioner have arrived at compromise and complainant expressed her willingness to compound the offence. The compromise arrived at between the petitioner and the complainant was reduced in writing during the mediation process conducted by the mediator, who is a District Judge and the same has been verified and signed by the mediator Judge. The copy of Aadhar card of the petitioner and complainant have also been annexed therewith for identification of both the parties.

7. Under these circumstances the matter is not required to be sent Signature Not Verified again to the Registry of this Court for recording of the statement and verification of the compromise between the petitioner and the complainant and the matter may be disposed of the basis of the compromise filed by the petitioner and the complainant as arrived at during the mediation proceedings.

8. The petitioner/accused has been convicted for the offence punishable under Sections 324 and 354 of IPC and sentenced to undergo R.I for three months with fine of Rs.200/- and 100/- with default stipulations respectively. The incident took place on 23.08.2002 therefore, the offences under Sections

324 and 354 of IPC are compoundable in the present matter.

9. Therefore, having taken into consideration the fact that parties have amicably settled their dispute, this Court see no obstruction in allowing the prayer made on behalf of the petitioner/accused for compounding of offence punishable under Section 324 and 354 of IPC. Hence, the petitioner/accused is acquitted from the offences under Section 324 and 354 of IPC on being compounding the offence.

10. The petitioner/accused be released from jail forthwith, if he is not