IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc.1619-M of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : AUGUST 18, 2008 MANGLA RAM AND ORS. ....... PETITIONER(S) VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA .... RESPONDENT(S) CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: Mr. Namit Gautam, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Mr. Narender Sura, AAG, Haryana. Mr. NS Shekhawat, Advocate, for the complainant. AJAI LAMBA, J. (Oral) This petition under Section 482, Code of Criminal Procedure, seeks quashing of FIR No.340 dated 11.8.2005 under Sections 498-A, 406, 506, Indian Penal Code, Police Station, Civil Lines Hisar, District Hisar (Annexure P-1) and the charge-sheet dated 20.11.2007. Learned counsel for the respondent-State has pointed out that the petitioners have intentionally been delaying the trial. Son of petitioners No.1 and 3 i.e. husband of the complainant, has fled to Australia and has been declared a Proclaimed Offender. Challan has been presented against the petitioners. The petitioners had earlier approached this Court by way of Criminal Misc.1619-M of 2008 2 filing CRM 44318-M of 2006 (Mangla Ram and others v. State of Haryana and another) for similar relief i.e. quashing of FIR (Annexure P- 1). The petition was disposed of on 10.8.2006 while passing the following order:- “This is petition for quashing F.I.R. No.340 dated 11.8.2005 under Sections 498-A/406/506 IPC. On behalf of the petitioners, it is stated that the challan has since been presented and the case is pending consideration for the purpose of charge. This petition is disposed of with an observation that let the petitioners raise all the pleas available before the trial court at the time of consideration of charge and let the trial court pass detailed speaking order. Counsel for the petitioners points out that the petitioners are residents of Jaipur (Rajasthan). Let trial Court sympathetically consider the request of some of the petitioners for exemption from personal appearance if such application is made before it and the same is represented by counsel.” Having regard to the fact that the petitioners had earlier approached this Court for quashing of FIR (Annexure P-1) in which no indulgence was shown in view of the fact that the challan had been presented, no ground for interference at this stage is made out. The petitioners can raise all the pleas taken in this petition at the appropriate stage of trial. Disposed of with the above observations. August 18, 2008 ( AJAI LAMBA ) Kang JUDGE