IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No. M-14789 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 3.6.2011. Harjinder Singh alias Harbir Singh Toor ….Petitioner Versus Directorate of Revenue Intelligence through standing counsel. …..Respondent. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. S.S. Das, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. D.D. Sharma, Advocate for the respondent. NAWAB SINGH, J. On May 16th, 2011, the following order was passed by this Court: - “Petitioner is facing trial in case No.S.C. 304 dated September 5th, 2008 under Section 2, 9A, 27A, 28, 29 and 60 of NDPS Act, 1985, Intelligence Office, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence. By filing this petition, he prays for permission to go to Canada to meet his father, who is ill. Petitioner is a Canadian Citizen. This Court by order dated November 26th, 2010 directed to conclude the evidence by the prosecution within four months and further to decide the trial within six months. Learned counsel for the petitioner has urged that evidence of the prosecution has not been concluded as on date. Notice of motion for 24.5.2011. Meanwhile, status report of the case be called for. Sh. H.P.S. Ghuman accepts notice on behalf of respondent.” Reply has been filed by Intelligence Officer, DRI (RU), Ludhiana stating that “the entire prosecution evidence has already been completed and the counsels for the petitioner have cross examined 5 witnesses out of 7 prosecution witnesses”. The trial is pending for June 6th, 2011. Otherwise too, this Court by order dated November 26th, 2010 passed in Criminal Misc. No. 26303-M of 2010 Criminal Misc. No. M-14789 of 2011 (O&M) -2- directed the trial Court to conclude the trial expeditiously but not later than six months from the date of passing of the order. Status report of the case was called for but the same has not been sent inspite of the fact that telephonic message and fax was sent. In view of this, Registry is directed to call the comments of the trial Court as to why the status report was not sent. In view of the above facts and circumstances, no ground is made out to accept the petition of the petitioner. Dismissed. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 3.06.2011. Ishwar