Crl.Misc.No.M-449 of 2010 (O&M) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-449 of 2010 (O&M). Decided on: January 11, 2010. Mahinder Singh and another .. Petitioners VERSUS State of Punjab and others .. Respondents * * * CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.S.BEDI * * * PRESENT Mr.G.S.Jagpal, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr.Arshvinder Singh, DAG, Punjab, for the respondent-State. Mr.C.S.Rana, Advocate, for respondent Nos.2 & 3. M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) The petitioners are complainants in a case of accident in which Gursewak Singh husband of petitioner No.2, had died with a Combine driven by respondent No.2, Gurpreet Singh owned by Balkar Singh. Adequate compensation has been paid to the widow-petitioner No.2. She is a witness in the criminal case along with alleged eye witness Mahinder Singh whose examination- in-chief has been completed. Parties have entered into a . . . 1 Crl.Misc.No.M-449 of 2010 (O&M) compromise besides admitting that the accident has not been caused on account of rash and negligent driving of respondent No.2. The relevant facts indicating that accident had not actually been caused due to rashness of respondent No.2, can be deposed before the trial Court. The compromise arrived at before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal will not, in any manner, prejudice the rights of accused Gurpreet Singh. It will be open to the trial Court to grant benefit of the statements made by the petitioners before the trial Court. Even the matter of compromise can be considered as a mitigating circumstance to grant of benefit of doubt or the grant of probation by the trial Court. Notice has been accepted by Mr.C.S.Rana, Advocate on behalf of Gurpreet Singh and Balkar Singh. In view of the above observations, I do not deem it appropriate to quash the proceedings as the matter pertains to year 2006 and can be finally disposed of by the trial Court. Disposed of with liberty to the complainants to depose true facts before the trial Court. It is directed that the trial Court will dispose of the trial expeditiously. (M.M.S.BEDI) JUDGE January 11, 2010. rka . . . 2