{"id":272161,"date":"2008-08-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-24T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/md-abdul-sufan-laskar-ors-vs-state-of-assam-on-25-august-2008"},"modified":"2015-11-17T01:56:27","modified_gmt":"2015-11-16T20:26:27","slug":"md-abdul-sufan-laskar-ors-vs-state-of-assam-on-25-august-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/md-abdul-sufan-laskar-ors-vs-state-of-assam-on-25-august-2008","title":{"rendered":"Md.Abdul Sufan Laskar & Ors vs State Of Assam on 25 August, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Supreme Court of India<\/div>\n
Md.Abdul Sufan Laskar & Ors vs State Of Assam on 25 August, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: C Thakker<\/div>\n
Bench: C.K. Thakker, Dalveer Bhandari<\/div>\n
                                                         REPORTABLE\n\n          IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA\n         CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION\n\n\n    CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1343        OF 2008\n                ARISING OUT OF\n SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRL) NO. 3887 OF 2008\n\nMD. ABDUL SUFAN LASKAR & ORS.           ... APPELLANTS\n\nVERSUS\n\nSTATE OF ASSAM                          ... RESPONDENT\n\n\n             J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n
C.K. THAKKER, J.\n<\/p>\n
\n
1.       Delay condoned. Leave granted.<\/p>\n
2.       The present appeal is filed against an<\/p>\n
order of conviction and sentence recorded by<\/p>\n
the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hailakandi on<\/p>\n
September 21, 2002, confirmed by the Sessions<\/p>\n
Judge,   Hailakandi   on   May   26,   2003    and   also<\/p>\n
confirmed by the High Court of Assam on July<\/p>\n
31, 2007.\n<\/p>\n
                                                                      2<\/span><\/p>\n
\n
3.           Few   relevant      facts    of     the    case    are<\/p>\n
that on June 15, 1995, according to the case of<\/p>\n
the prosecution, one Moinul Haque Laskar lodged<\/p>\n
a    First   Information        Report    (FIR)        before   the<\/p>\n
Officer-in-charge,         Hailakandi          Police    Station.<\/p>\n
In the FIR, it was alleged by the informant<\/p>\n
complainant that his brother Abdul Haque Laskar<\/p>\n
had gone to cultivate land early in the morning<\/p>\n
at about 6.30 a.m. Eight accused as mentioned<\/p>\n
in the FIR armed with deadly weapons attacked<\/p>\n
Abdul Haque Laskar and caused grievous injuries<\/p>\n
on different parts of his body. On hearing hue<\/p>\n
and cry of the complainant Moinul Haque Laskar<\/p>\n
and    his    brothers,       several      persons        arrived<\/p>\n
there. The accused persons fled away and the<\/p>\n
injured      was   taken   to    hospital.        On    receiving<\/p>\n
FIR,     Officer-in-charge         of     Hailakandi       Police<\/p>\n
Station registered Case No. 195 of 1995 against<\/p>\n
the     accused      for      commission         of      offences<\/p>\n
punishable under Sections 147<\/a>, 325<\/a> and 506<\/a> of<\/p>\n
Indian       Penal     Code        (IPC)         and      started<\/p>\n
investigation.         During            the      course         of
\n                                                                      3<\/span><\/p>\n
investigation, several statements came to be<\/p>\n
recorded.    The       injured     was     examined      by     the<\/p>\n
Medical     Officer       and     a      charge     sheet       was<\/p>\n
submitted      for       offences         punishable          under<\/p>\n
Sections 147<\/a>, 323<\/a>, 326<\/a> and 506<\/a>, IPC<\/a> against all<\/p>\n
the accused.\n<\/p>\n
4.         The charge was read over and explained<\/p>\n
to the accused who pleaded `not guilty’ and<\/p>\n
claimed to be tried. The prosecution, in order<\/p>\n
to prove the case against the accused, examined<\/p>\n
five witnesses including injured Abdul Haque<\/p>\n
Laskar,     Medical       Officer        and      Investigating<\/p>\n
Officer.    The    `defence’       did     not     examine      any<\/p>\n
witness. In the statement under Section 313<\/a> of<\/p>\n
the   Code        of     Criminal         Procedure,          1973<\/p>\n
(hereinafter referred to as `the Code’), the<\/p>\n
accused denied the incident and involvement in<\/p>\n
any manner whatsoever.\n<\/p>\n
5.         The learned Chief Judicial Magistrate,<\/p>\n
Hailakandi vide his judgment and order dated<\/p>\n
September    21,       2002,     held    the      case   against<\/p>\n
accused proved for offences punishable under
\n                                                                  4<\/span><\/p>\n
Sections     147<\/a>     and   324<\/a>,    IPC<\/a>.      On     sentence,<\/p>\n
however,     the    learned     Magistrate        noted    that<\/p>\n
accused Islam Uddin (accused No.5), Sahab Uddin<\/p>\n
(accused No.6), Aftab Uddin (accused No.3) and<\/p>\n
Fakar    Uddin     (accused   No.2)    were       young.    He,<\/p>\n
therefore, thought it fit to grant benefit of<\/p>\n
releasing them on admonition since they did not<\/p>\n
appear to have committed any offence in past<\/p>\n
nor   they   were    involved     in   any   offence.      The<\/p>\n
learned Judicial Magistrate, however, convicted<\/p>\n
Abdul    Subhan      (accused     No.1),      Abdul       Wahid<\/p>\n
(accused No.7), Abdul Kuddus (accused No.8) and<\/p>\n
Muslim     Uddin     (accused     No.4)      for     offences<\/p>\n
punishable under Sections 147<\/a> and 324<\/a>, IPC<\/a>. For<\/p>\n
an offence punishable under Section 147<\/a>, IPC<\/a>,<\/p>\n
the learned Magistrate ordered the abovestated<\/p>\n
accused to undergo simple imprisonment for one<\/p>\n
month and a fine of Rs.100 each, in default,<\/p>\n
simple    imprisonment     for    five     days.     For    the<\/p>\n
offence punishable under Section 324<\/a>, IPC<\/a>, he<\/p>\n
ordered them to undergo simple imprisonment for<\/p>\n
two months and a fine of Rs.200\/- each, in
\n                                                                      5<\/span><\/p>\n
default, simple imprisonment for ten days. The<\/p>\n
sentences were ordered to run concurrently.<\/p>\n
6.        Being        aggrieved         by    the     order    of<\/p>\n
conviction       and    sentence,         all     the     accused<\/p>\n
preferred Criminal Appeal No. 20 of 2002. The<\/p>\n
learned    Sessions         Judge   upheld       the    order    of<\/p>\n
conviction as well as sentence and dismissed<\/p>\n
the appeal.\n<\/p>\n
7.        The four accused who were ordered to<\/p>\n
undergo    substantive        sentence,         then    preferred<\/p>\n
Criminal Revision No. 331 of 2003. The High<\/p>\n
Court,    by    the    impugned     order,       dismissed      the<\/p>\n
revision holding that no illegality could be<\/p>\n
said to have been committed by both the Courts<\/p>\n
below.    The    said    order      is    challenged      in    the<\/p>\n
present appeal.\n<\/p>\n
8.        On April 1, 2008, the Hon’ble Chamber<\/p>\n
Judge    granted      the    prayer      for    exemption      from<\/p>\n
surrendering in view of short sentence imposed<\/p>\n
on the appellants. The matter was then placed<\/p>\n
before the Court for admission hearing on April<\/p>\n
28, 2008. On that day, it was stated by the
\n                                                                      6<\/span><\/p>\n
learned     counsel     for     the   appellants        that    the<\/p>\n
parties had entered into an amicable settlement<\/p>\n
and though the offence punishable under Section<\/p>\n
324<\/a>, IPC<\/a> has now been made non-compoundable, at<\/p>\n
the time when the offence was committed, it was<\/p>\n
compoundable. The Court, in view of the above<\/p>\n
statement,       issued        notices      by    making       them<\/p>\n
returnable early. Notice was also ordered to be<\/p>\n
issued to injured Abdul Haque Laskar. Notices<\/p>\n
were accordingly served on respondents.<\/p>\n
9.          We have heard learned counsel for the<\/p>\n
parties.\n<\/p>\n
10.         The learned counsel for the appellants<\/p>\n
submitted that the parties have compromised the<\/p>\n
matter,      entered      into        settlement        and      an<\/p>\n
application        is   made    to    that    effect     praying<\/p>\n
therein     that    compounding       may    be   ordered       for<\/p>\n
offences punishable under Sections 147<\/a> and 324<\/a>,<\/p>\n
IPC<\/a> and an appropriate order in accordance with<\/p>\n
law   may   be     passed.      Compromise       deed   is     also<\/p>\n
placed on record signed by the parties wherein<\/p>\n
it is expressly stated that the injured Abdul
\n                                                                    7<\/span><\/p>\n
Haque Laskar has voluntarily given his consent<\/p>\n
without     any   force,      threat,     coercion,         undue<\/p>\n
influence,     pressure       etc.,     from     any    quarter<\/p>\n
whatsoever     for     making    the     joint     compromise<\/p>\n
petition     before     this     Court.    A     prayer      is,<\/p>\n
therefore, made by all the parties to compound<\/p>\n
the offence and acquit the three appellants who<\/p>\n
have approached this Court.\n<\/p>\n
\n
11.         Now it is no doubt true that every<\/p>\n
crime is considered to be an offence against<\/p>\n
the society as a whole and not only against an<\/p>\n
individual even though an individual might have<\/p>\n
suffered thereby. It is, therefore, the duty of<\/p>\n
the State to take appropriate action against<\/p>\n
the offender. It is equally the duty of a Court<\/p>\n
of    law   administrating        criminal       justice      to<\/p>\n
punish a criminal.\n<\/p>\n
\n
12.         But there are offences and offences.<\/p>\n
Certain     offences    are     very    serious        in   which<\/p>\n
compromise or settlement is not permissible.
\n                                                                        8<\/span><\/p>\n
Some other offences, on the other hand, are not<\/p>\n
so serious and the law may allow the parties to<\/p>\n
settle them by entering into a compromise. The<\/p>\n
compounding of an offence signifies that the<\/p>\n
person     against      whom       an      offence       has   been<\/p>\n
committed has received some gratification to an<\/p>\n
act as an inducement for his abstaining from<\/p>\n
proceeding        further      with        the    case     [Vinjay<\/p>\n
Devanna Nayak v. Ryot Sewa Sahkari Bank Ltd<\/a>.,<\/p>\n
(2008) 2 SCC 305].\n<\/p>\n
\n
13.        So     far   as     the      Code<\/a>      is   concerned,<\/p>\n
Section     320<\/a>    deals      with        offences     which      are<\/p>\n
compoundable, either by the parties without the<\/p>\n
leave of the Court or by the parties but only<\/p>\n
with the leave of the Court. Sub-section (1) of<\/p>\n
Section 320<\/a> enumerates the offences which are<\/p>\n
compoundable without the leave of the Court,<\/p>\n
while     sub-section        (2)     of     the    said    section<\/p>\n
specifies the offences which are compoundable<\/p>\n
with the leave of the Court. Sub-section (9) of<\/p>\n
Section    320<\/a>     declares;       “No      offence       shall    be
\n                                                              9<\/span><\/p>\n
compounded except as provided by this section”.<\/p>\n
It is thus clear that offences not referred to<\/p>\n
in sub-sections (1) and (2) of Section 320<\/a> and<\/p>\n
not included in the Table are not compoundable.<\/p>\n
Similarly, offences punishable under laws other<\/p>\n
than    the   Indian   Penal    Code<\/a>   also    cannot    be<\/p>\n
compounded.\n<\/p>\n
\n
14.       Sub-section (8) of Section 320<\/a> of the<\/p>\n
Code     expressly     enacts      that       where     the<\/p>\n
composition of an offence under this section is<\/p>\n
recorded by the Court, it shall have effect of<\/p>\n
an    acquittal   of   the   accused    with    whom    the<\/p>\n
offence has been compounded.\n<\/p>\n
\n
15.       Under the Code<\/a>, as originally enacted<\/p>\n
in 1973, an offence punishable under Section<\/p>\n
324<\/a>, IPC<\/a> (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous<\/p>\n
weapons or means) was made compoundable with<\/p>\n
the leave of the Court. The said entry read as<\/p>\n
under:\n<\/p>\n
                                                   10<\/span><\/p>\n
\n
                        TABLE<\/p>\n
          Offence     Section of Person by whom
\n                      the Indian offence may be
\n                      Penal Code<\/a>    compounded
\n                      Applicable
\n             1             2             3<\/span>
\n      Voluntarily         324    The person to
\n      causing hurt by            whom hurt is
\n      dangerous                  caused.
\n      weapons or
\n      means.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
16.       It is no doubt true as stated by the<\/p>\n
learned counsel for the appellants even at the<\/p>\n
time of preliminary hearing of this matter that<\/p>\n
by the Code<\/a> of Criminal Procedure (Amendment)<\/p>\n
Act<\/a>, 2005 (Act 25 of 2005) the above entry has<\/p>\n
been deleted. In other words, an offence of<\/p>\n
voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons<\/p>\n
or means punishable under Section 324<\/a>, IPC<\/a> is<\/p>\n
no more compoundable. The Amendment Act<\/a> of 2005<\/p>\n
came into force from June 23, 2006.<\/p>\n
17.       As we have already noted, according to<\/p>\n
the prosecution, the appellants had committed
\n                                                                 11<\/span><\/p>\n
the offence on June 15, 1995. In view of the<\/p>\n
above fact, in our opinion, Act 25 of 2005 has<\/p>\n
no application to the facts of the case. We,<\/p>\n
therefore, see no ground to refuse permission<\/p>\n
as sought by the parties who have compromised<\/p>\n
the offence which was compoundable under the<\/p>\n
Code<\/a>   as    it   stood      in    1995.   If    it   is   so,<\/p>\n
compounding       can   be        permitted     and   accused<\/p>\n
(appellants) can be acquitted.\n<\/p>\n
\n
18.         For   the   foregoing       reasons,      in   our<\/p>\n
opinion, the appeal deserves to be allowed and<\/p>\n
is accordingly allowed by holding that since<\/p>\n
the matter has been compounded by compromise<\/p>\n
between the parties and there is no illegality<\/p>\n
therein, such compounding can be permitted by<\/p>\n
the Court. The appellants are, hence, entitled<\/p>\n
to acquittal.\n<\/p>\n
\n
19.         The order of conviction and sentence<\/p>\n
recorded by all Courts is hereby set aside and
\n                                                                                       12<\/span><\/p>\n
the appellants are ordered to be acquitted of<\/p>\n
the charges levelled against them.<\/p>\n
                         …………………………………………………J.
\n                         (C.K. THAKKER)<\/p>\n
NEW DELHI,               …………………………………………………J.
\nAUGUST 25, 2008.         (DALVEER BHANDARI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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