IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M-20525 of 2011 (O&M) Decided on : 28-09-2011 Gurjant Singh and others ....Petitioners VERSUS State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER Present:- Mr. Surinder Garg, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, DAG, Punjab Mr. Lalit Garg, Advocate for respondents no.2 to 4 MAHESH GROVER, J Learned counsel for the petitioners states that the matter has since been compromised, which fact is not refuted by the learned counsel for the respondents. The petitioners have already been convicted by the learned Trial Court and an appeal is pending before the Appellate Court. In view of the aforesaid, powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C cannot be exercised in favour of the petitioners. However, the petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to raise the plea of compromise before the Appellate Court before whom the proceedings are pending which shall take into consideration the same and noticing the mitigating circumstances, pass any appropriate orders in the given set of circumstances of the case. The Court may also take into consideration any relevant case law cited on the subject. September 28, 2011 (Mahesh Grover) rekha Judge