Crl. Misc. No.M-19592 of 2009 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M-19592 of 2009 Date of decision:21.10.2009 Siddharth Gautam .....Petitioner versus Devender Kumar Bansal .....Respondent Coram:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. N. MITTAL. Present: Mr. R. S. Rai, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Sumeet Goel, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Amit Jaiswal, Advocate for respondent. L. N. MITTAL, J (ORAL) The petitioner Siddharth Gautam was ordered to be granted exemption from personal appearance in criminal complaint instituted by respondent, vide order dated 21.08.2007 (annexure P-3) passed by this Court. However, the petitioner was to be represented by his advocate before the trial Magistrate, but on 18.03.2009, neither the petitioner nor the advocate representing him appeared before the trial Magistrate and, therefore, non-bailable warrant of the petitioner was ordered to be issued vide order (Annexure P-1). Application filed by petitioner’s counsel for recall of the said order has been dismissed by the Trial Magistrate vide order dated 30.04.2009 (Annexure P-2). The petitioner has filed this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (in short, Cr.P.C) challenging the aforesaid orders (Annexure P-1) and (Annexure P-2). I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused Crl. Misc. No.M-19592 of 2009 -2- the case file. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner has since put in appearance before the trial Magistrate on 14.10.2009 and in future, the petitioner shall ensure that his counsel appears before the trial Magistrate on each and every date of hearing. In view of the aforesaid, the instant petition is disposed of by setting aside impugned orders (Annexures P-1 and P-2) subject to the condition that the petitioner shall pay Rs.10000/- as compensation amount to the complainant-respondent before the trial Magistrate. ( L. N. MITTAL ) JUDGE 21.10.2009. A.Kaundal