JUDGMENT - B.V. Chavan, J.:---The State has challenged the order passed by J.M.F.C., Wardha on 14-12-1991 acquitting the accused by granting permission to compound offence under section 394 r/w 34 I.P.C. 2. Charge-sheet was filed against the respondents in the Court of J.M.F.C., Wardha on the allegation that on 20-3-1985, respondents entered one friends Restaurant and by giving threat to his life with a knife, they robbed P.W. 1 of a cash of Rs. 92/- from his counter and in the course of that transaction accused No. 2 also voluntarily injured P.W.1 when he tried to prevent them and thereby committed offence punishable under section 394 r/w 34 I.P.C. 3. It seems that on behalf of the prosecution an application Exh. 22 was made on 16-10-1991 to commit the case to the Sessions Court since the material before the Magistrate disclosed offence under section 397 r/w 34 I.P.C., which was exclusively triable by the Court of Sessions. In the meantime, before any order could be passed on this application, the matter was referred to Lok Nyayalaya for settlement. It appears that the accused and the affected persons before the Lok Nyayalaya for settlement. It appears that the accused and the affected persons before the Lok Nyayalaya settled the matter. It was thereafter that the matter was placed for passing orders before the J.M.F.C., Wardha. The learned Magistrate has recorded an order that compromise arrived at between the parties at Lok Nyayalaya was admitted by the parties. Therefore permission to compromise the offence was granted and the accused acquitted. 4. Although, the parties appear to have settled the matter in the Lok Nyayalaya, in law an offence even under section 394 r/w 34 I.P.C. is not compoundable either with or without the permission of the Court. In the circumstances, order granting permission to compound is liable to be set aside and the matter will have to be sent back to J.M.F.C., Wardha for disposal in accordance with law. 5. The revision application is allowed. Order dated 14-12-1991 granting permission to compound and acquitting the accused is set aside in Criminal Case No. 152 of 1991 and the J.M.F.C., Wardha is directed to proceed with the case from the same stage at which it was before the order dated 14-12-1991 was passed. J.M.F.C., Wardha is also directed to consider the application filed on behalf of the prosecution on 16-10-1991 at Exh. J.M.F.C., Wardha is also directed to consider the application filed on behalf of the prosecution on 16-10-1991 at Exh. 22 and pass orders in accordance with law. Application allowed. *****