IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH

Criminal Revision No.1122 of 2000

Date of decision: 26^th February, 2009

Gurjant Singh and another

… Petitioners

Versus

Ravinder Kumar

… Respondent

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA

Present:

Mr. S.S. Narula, Advocate for the petitioners.

KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL)

Counsel for the petitioner, at the outset has stated that

petitioners have been acquitted for offence under Section 465 and 468

IPC, as it was held that jamabandi (Ex.P-5) relied upon by the petitioners

was not forged. However, counsel for the petitioner has stated that two

courts below have found that agreement to sell was executed. Petitioners

had received earnest money of Rs.50,000/-, even though they were not

owner of the land, for which agreement to sell was executed.

On the observation made by the Court that Rs.50,000/-

received by the petitioners was very valuable in the year 1986 and

petitioners should compensate the complainant by paying adequate

interest, cost of litigation and expenses incurred by the complainant,

counsel for the petitioner has stated that it will be unjust to th