IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM No. M-37493 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 13.12.2011 Gulab Singh and others ....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present: - Mr. R.V.S. Chugh, Advocate, for the petitioners. 1.Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2.Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not? 3.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? ***** ALOK SINGH, J (ORAL) Learned counsel for the petitioners has vehemently argued that offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 506 IPC are compoundable in nature. He further states that in view of the settlement offence under Section 148 IPC is not made out. He has further stated that an application shall be moved before the learned trial Court within a week for compounding of the offence under Section 320 Cr.P.C., therefore, learned trial Court be directed to take decision on the application within such time as fixed by this Court. He seeks permission to withdraw this petition with the aforesaid liberty and direction. Dismissed as withdrawn. However, if application seeking compounding of the offence is moved before the trial Court, same shall be disposed of within a week after recording statements of the parties concerned. (Alok Singh) Judge December 13, 2011 R.S.