IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-21316 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: November 01, 2011 Narinder Singh ….Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another. … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH 1. Whether reporters of local news papers may be Allowed to see judgment? 2. To be referred to reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Mr. M.S. Uppal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Abhishek Chautala, AAG, Punjab. Alok Singh, J. (Oral) Learned counsel for the petitioner states that offence punishable under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code is compoundable, therefore, an appropriate application shall be moved before the Trial Court seeking permission to compound the offence on the basis of compromise. Hence, he may be permitted to withdraw this petition with the aforesaid liberty. Crl. Misc. No. M-21316 of 2011 Present petition is dismissed as withdraw with the aforesaid liberty. If application seeking compounding the offence is moved before the learned Magistrate along with application seeking bail, petitioner shall be released on bail to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court. Application seeking compounding of offence shall be decided at the earliest in accordance with law. November 01, 2011 ( Alok Singh ) vkd Judge 2