IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No.1216 of 2000 Date of decision: 22nd January, 2010 Raj Kumar … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab … Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Ms. Sarpreet Kaur Ahluwalia, Advocate for Mr. S.S. Narula, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Mehardeep Singh, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for the State. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Counsel for the petitioner has stated at bar that the petitioner has expired, therefore, the present revision petition shall abate. This Court has no reason to doubt the statement made by the counsel. However, as a matter of abundant caution, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Fatehgarh Sahib is directed to hold an inquiry regarding the factum of death of the petitioner. The inquiry shall be held within three weeks and report shall be submitted by the Chief Judicial Magistrate to the Registrar (Judicial) of this Court. The Registrar (Judicial) shall monitor the inquiry. In case, it is held that petitioner has not expired, present criminal revision petition shall stand revived by the Registrar (Judicial), otherwise, no reference be made to the Bench and present revision petition is ordered to have abated. With these observations, present revision petition is disposed of. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE January 22, 2010 rps