Crl. Misc. No. M-31879 of 2008 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-31879 of 2008 Date of Decision: July 22, 2010 Rajwinder Singh @ Rajbir Singh …..Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab and another …..Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI. -.- Present:- None for the petitioner. Mr.P.S. Bajwa, DAG, Punjab. -.- M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) Respondent No.2 and the petitioner were directed to appear in person. Neither petitioner nor respondent No.2 has put in appearance. The petitioner has sought quashing of FIR on the basis of compromise which has been entered into between the heir of the deceased as well as the complainant. The petitioner submits that after his father had died in the accident, the matter was compromised by the heir of deceased Karnail Singh. Crl. Misc. No. M-31879 of 2008 [2] State counsel on the instructions of ASI Jaspal Singh informs that the case is fixed for recording of statement of Satnam Kaur for September 16, 2010. No one has put in appearance on behalf of the petitioner. In the interest of justice, this petition is disposed of with a direction that the trial Court will record the statement of the petitioner as well as that of respondent No.2-Satnam Kaur widow of Karnail Singh regarding the matter having been compromised and in case the Court is satisfied that the matter has been compromised, permission is granted to the said Court to permit the compounding of the offence taking into consideration the law laid down by the Full Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh Vs. State of Punjab, 2007 (3) RCR (Crl.) 1052. Even otherwise, if the parties are reluctant to get the statements recorded regarding the compromise, it will be open to the trial Court to record the statement of Satnam Kaur in the manner she deposes and to take a lenient view for the purpose of granting the benefit of doubt or the benefit of provisions of Probation of Offenders Act subject to the discretion of the Court taking into consideration the mitigating circumstances mentioned hereinabove. July 22, 2010 (M.M.S.BEDI) sanjay JUDGE