In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Criminal Rev.No.1397 of 2009 Date of decision: 25.5.2009 Labh Singh and others ......Petitioners Versus State of Haryana .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr. Gaurav Jain, Advocate, for the petitioners. **** SABINA, J. The petitioners have filed this petition challenging order dated 28.3.2009 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Fatehabad, whereby the application for compounding the offence moved by the petitioners was dismissed on the ground that offence under Section 326 of the Indian Penal Code ('IPC” for short) was not compoundable. The petitioners were convicted and sentenced for an offence under Sections 323/326/34 IPC by the Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Tohana. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner preferred an appeal. During the pendency of the appeal, parties Criminal Rev.No.1397 of 2009 -2- have arrived at a compromise (Annexure P-2). Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that it is a case of cross-version and now better sense has prevailed over the parties and they have entered into a compromise with the intervention of relatives and friends. Without going into the merits of the case, this petition is disposed of with a direction that the appellate Court, while considering the quantum of sentence, shall take into consideration the compromise effected between the parties (Anenxure P-2), in case it comes to the conclusion that the conviction of the petitioners as ordered by the trial Court is liable to be upheld. (SABINA) JUDGE May 25, 2009 anita