Crl. Misc. No. M-27037 of 2008 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No. M-27037 of 2008 Date of Decision: 8 - 10 - 2010 K.K.Mohta .....Petitioner v. M/s. Haryana Foils Ltd. and another .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA *** Present: Mr.Neeraj Malhotra, Advocate for Mr.Vinod S. Bhardwaj, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms.Kirti Singh, DAG, Haryana. *** KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) In the present petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., a prayer has been made that Complaint No.188-C/2000/2003 pending in the Court of Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Bhiwani and the summoning order dated 4.7.2003 along with all consequential proceedings, be quashed. In the present petition, no stay was granted by this Court. Counsel for the petitioner is not in a position to acquaint this Court regarding status of the trial. This Court is of the view that since the petitioner was summoned in the year 2003, by now the trial may have concluded. In case the trial has not concluded, the trial Court is directed to conclude the same within 9 months from the date of receipt of a certified Crl. Misc. No. M-27037 of 2008 [2] copy of this order. However, since the case pertains to the year 2000, personal appearance of the petitioner is exempted subject to his furnishing an undertaking that he shall cause appearance as and when required by the trial Court. He shall also file an undertaking that the evidence, if any, recorded in his absence but in the presence of his counsel shall be binding upon him. The trial Court may also incorporate any other condition in the undertaking to be submitted by him. With the aforesaid observations, the present petition is disposed of. ( KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA ) October 8, 2010. JUDGE RC