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On 15.05.2018, the following order was passed by this Court:-

"CRM-M-32740-2017 Prayer in this petition is for issuance of a direction to respondents No. 1 to 4 to release the amount of Rs.19 1 of 7 lacs deposited by respondent No.3 with respondent No.4, as per judgment of conviction dated 28.09.2011 and order of sentence dated 29.09.2011 passed by the trial Court as well as judgment dated 02.05.2012 (Annexure P2) passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court, Sonepat.

The matter was referred to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre of this Court and it was mutually agreed between the parties that out of Rs.19 lacs deposited with the Jail Superintendent of Police, Sonepat, the complainant Krishan Kumar is entitled to Rs. 14,75,000/- and accused Manohar Lal is entitled to refund of Rs.4,25,000/- on account of his stay in judicial lock up for 15 days in default of non-payment of fine of Rs.19 lacs.

3 of 7 While upholding the finding, this Court vide judgment dated 28.04.2014 has reduced the substantive sentence of Manohar Lal from two years RI to the period 01 year and 06 months. Since, as per the judgment dated 02.05.2012 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court, Sonepat, it has been held that complainant- Krishan Kumar is entitled for a sum of Rs.9,50,000/- as compensation and remaining amount of fine shall be treated as cost of proceedings, counsel for the petitioner seeks sometime to move an application for clarification in the order dated 28.04.2014 passed by this Court as to whether the fine of Rs.9,50,000/- is payable to the complainant or being cost of proceedings will go to the State, as no such finding can be recorded in the present petition which will amount to modification of the order of Additional Sessions Judge as upheld by this Court.

Second party - Krishan Kumar states that I have no objection if an amount of Rs.4.25 lakhs is refunded to the first party - Manohar Lal out of a total sum of Rs.19 lakhs deposited with the Jail Superintendent, Sonipat by the first party and rest of the amount may be released to me.
15.05.2018 (Divya Godara) Mediator"

5 of 7 As per the reply filed by way of an affidavit of the Superintendent Jail, District Jail, Sonepat, it is not disputed that the fine deposited by the accused is payable to the complainant as compensation. It is also stated that the petitioner was released from all the substantive sentences on 19.10.2015 and on deposit of an amount of Rs.19 lacs, which was deposited by Smt. Pushap Lata wife of Manohar Lal vide 03 receipts/e-challan of Rs.19 lacs, Rs.1.50 lacs and Rs.80,000/-. It is further stated that the fine of Rs.10,000/-has also been paid in FIR No.358 dated 15.11.2006 registered under Sections 409, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B IPC at Police Station Sadar Sonepat and Manohar Lal was finally released from the jail on 20.02.2016 on expiry of all substantive sentences in all the cases and on payment of the aforesaid amount.