2) The accused and the complainant present represented that they compromised the matter and filed petition for compounding. As per the expression of the Apex Court (3 Judges bench) in Damodar S.Prabhu V. Sayed Babula l[1] guidelines are laid down in saying the compounding can be permitted at any stage, subject to application of the accused and subject to condition of deposit of costs either to legal services authority or other as the Court directs out of the cheque value specified i.e, upto 10% before the trial Court if not moved at the initial stage and upto 15% before the Court of Session or High Court and thereafter before the Apex Court upto 20% and at para 17 of the Judgment it was held as part of the guidelines that the concerned Court can ofcourse reduce the costs with regard to the special facts and circumstances while recording reasons in writing for such variance of said guidelines. Having regard to the above by applying the propositions to the present facts by imposing Rs.11,000/towards costs to the Chief Justice Relief Fund, since Rs.5,000/- already paid, subject to that permitting for compounding.
