IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M-31493 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision:17.12.2009. Narinder Kumar and another ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D.ANAND. Present: Mr. Vivek Sethi, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Arshvinder Singh, DAG, Punjab. Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh, Advocate, for respondent Nos.2 to 4. ***** S.D.ANAND, J. Reply on behalf of respondent Nos.2 to 4, presented today in the Court, is taken on record. The parties to the impugned prosecution i.e. petitioners and respondent Nos.2 to 4 have compounded the offences and have placed on record documented compromise, which may be read as Annexure P-2. Petitioners and respondent Nos.2 to 4 are present in the Court and are identified by their respective counsel. They own up the compounding. They further state that presently there is no dispute subsisting between them. Their joint statement is also recorded separately. In the larger interest of the society and to enable the parties to maintain cordial relations, the petition shall stand allowed and FIR No.24 dated 29.01.2008, under Sections 324 and 34 IPC, P.S. Sadar, Hoshiarpur (Annexure P-1) shall stand quashed on account of compounding. December 17, 2009 (S.D.ANAND) vinod* JUDGE