IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. 65283-M of 2006 Date of decision: 1st October, 2010 Ajmer Singh … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another … Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Vikas Bahl, Advocate with Mr. Abhijat Partap, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Sudeepti Sharma, DAG Punjab, for the State. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) In the present petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., the petitioner seeks quashing of a cross-version, in which he was sought to be prosecuted for offence punishable under Section 323/34 IPC. Counsel for the State, on instructions from HC Amrik Singh of Police Station Mukandpur, states that during the pendency of the present petition, parties have arrived at a compromise and the case is now fixed before the trial Court on 6th January, 2011 for recording statement of the complainant. According to counsel for the State, on instructions from the officer from the police department, the offence for which the petitioner is being tried falls under Sections 323 and 324 IPC. Both these offences are compoundable. Therefore, the trial Court is directed to prepone the date of hearing to 9th November, 2010 and record the statement of the Criminal Misc. No. 65283-M of 2006 complainant. In case the trial Court comes to a conclusion that the matter has been compromised between the parties, it may proceed to compound the offences in accordance with the provisions of law. However, if it is otherwise and the trial Court finds that no compromise has been arrived at between the parties, the petitioner is granted liberty to approach this Court against the order passed by the trial Court. With the observations made above, present petition is disposed of. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE October 1, 2010 rps 2