CHANDER BHUSAN BAROWALIA, J.

1. The present petition, under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (hereinafter to be called as “the Code”), has been maintained by the petitioners for quashing of Criminal Case No. 88/2016, under Sections 341, 323, 147, 149, 504 and 382 of the Indian Penal Code, pending before the learned trial Court, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties.

2. Briefly stating the facts, giving rise to the present petition are that on 04.01.2016, respondent No. 2 was going from Hoshiarpur to Kullu, at around 11:45 p.m., when he reached at Saloni, he saw two cars on each side of the road, in which 5-6 persons were sitting and when he was about to pass these cars, two persons stepped out of the car and asked respondent No. 2 to stop the car, they also demanded money from respondent No. 2. Feeling threatened, respondent No. 2 ran away from the spot, however at around 12:05 a.m., when respondent No. 2 reached Bhota, the car bearing No. HP-21B-9211 (Skoda) overtook him and stopped right in front of him. Thereafter the persons sitting in the said car allegedly caused physical hurt to respondent No. 2 and stole money from his car, as well a