Crl. Misc. No. M-7577 of 2011 (O&M) (1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-7577 of 2011 (O&M) DATE OF DECISION: 15.03.2011 Baljit Kaur ..........Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ..........Respondents BEFORE:- HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE DAYA CHAUDHARY Present:- Mr. P.K. Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner. **** DAYA CHAUDHARY, J. Crl. Misc. No. 13836 of 2011 Application is allowed as prayed for. Crl. Misc. No. M-7577 of 2011 The present petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed on behalf of Baljit Kaur for quashing of FIR No. 19 dated 24.1.2006 registered under Sections 420,406,120-B IPC at Police Station Division No.6, Ludhiana. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that although petition filed by co-accused Manpreet Kaur bearing Crl. Misc. No. M-6408 of 2010 was dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to raise all the pleas before the trial court on 18.3.2011, however, direction was issued to trial Court to consider the prayer with regard to exemption of personal appearance. Order dated 18.3.2011 passed in the case of co-accused- Manpreet Kaur is reproduced as under:- “After arguing the case for some time, counsel for the petitioner prays that he may be permitted to withdraw this Crl. Misc. No. M-7577 of 2011 (O&M) (2) petition with liberty to raise all the points raised in this petition before the trial Court. Dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. However, learned counsel for the petitioner prays that personal appearance of the petitioner before the trial Court be exempted. He also contends that vide order dated 24.10.2009 passed in Crl. Misc. No. 23662-M of 2007, co-accused of the petitioner has already been granted exemption from personal appearance. In view of the above, it is directed that in case an application is moved by the petitioner for her exemption from personal appearance, the same shall be considered by the trial Court in accordance with law. The trail Court may exempt her personal appearance except on material dates when her presence is absolutely necessary.” In view of the above, the present petition is also disposed of in the same terms. March 15, 2011 (DAYA CHAUDHARY) pooja JUDGE