IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No. M-22863 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 29.7.2011. Gurcharan Singh alias Gogi and others ….Petitioners Versus State of Punjab …..Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. B.S. Sra, Advocate for the petitioners. NAWAB SINGH, J. (ORAL) Challenge is to the order dated July 15th, 2011 (Annexure P- 4) passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Ludhiana, whereby request of counsel for the petitioners to cross examine two witnesses on the ground that senior counsel was not available, was declined and cross examination was recorded as `nil’. Learned counsel for the petitioner has urged that senior counsel engaged by the petitioners could not attend the trial Court as he was busy in some other court and on account of that petitioners should not be made to suffer. Notice of motion. Sh. Sudhir Nehra, Addl. Advocate General, Punjab accepts the notice on behalf of the respondents-State. The policy of law is to admit than to shut the evidence. Grant of one opportunity to the petitioners for cross examination of the witnesses would not have resulted into miscarriage of justice. In view of above, petition is accepted and order dated July 15th, 2011 (Annexure P4) is set aside. Trial Court is directed to recall the witnesses and accord an opportunity to the petitioners to cross examine them. Disposed of. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 29.07.2011. Ishwar