IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M-23889 of 2009 Date of decision:16.11.2009. Niranjan Singh and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D.ANAND. Present: Mr. N.K.Joshi, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. B.B.S.Teji, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab. Mr. G.N.Malik, for respondent No.2. ***** S.D.ANAND, J. Reply on behalf of petitioner No.1, presented today in the Court, is taken on record. The parties to the impugned prosecution i.e. petitioners and respondent No.2 have compounded the offences. Petitioners and General Power of Attorney of respondent No.2 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. The statement of the GPA of respondent No.2 i.e. her mother Harbans Kaur 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.187 dated 20.11.2006, under Sections 498-A, 506 IPC P.S. Malerkotla (Annexure P-1) and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom shall stand quashed on account of compounding. November 16, 2009 (S.D.ANAND) vinod* JUDGE