IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M- 22737 of 2010 Date of decision : 13.12.2011 Lakhbir Singh and another ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH Present: Mr. Satish Goel, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, DAG, Punjab for the State. ***** RANJIT SINGH J. The petitioners have approached this Court for quashing of complaint lodged on 27.09.2004, which is pending before the Additional Sessions Judge, Barnala. The prayer for quashing of this complaint and the consequential proceedings is made on the basis of compromise dated 12.07.2010. Ms. Charanjit Kaur/wife infact had died even before filing of the petition and, accordingly, her father Sh. Sarwan Singh was impleaded as respondent in support of the compromise. Unfortunately, Sh. Sarwan Singh has also died during the pendency of the petition. Counsel for the petitioners, however, submits that Sh. Sawan Singh had already filed reply before this Court. It may not be very proper to consider the reply of person who is now not before the Court. The case has now to proceed before the trial Court. Crl. Misc. No. M- 22737 of 2010 -2- It would be appropriate for the petitioners to appear before the trial Court and raise all the pleas on the basis of compromise. Once the complainant or his daughter is not available for giving evidence, the trial Court would take this aspect into consideration and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law. Perhaps no one is left to prosecute this complaint. The present petition is, accordingly, disposed of. December 13, 2011 ( RANJIT SINGH ) rts JUDGE