IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-22608 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: August 23, 2010 Darshan Singh ........Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ........Respondents ******* CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr. R.S. Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioner. SABINA, J. Petitioner has filed this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for issuance of a direction to the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Moga to expedite and decide the trial of FIR No.44, dated 3.5.2006, under Sections 420/406/120-B of Indian Penal Code, Police Station Badhni Kalan titled as State vs. Kartar Singh etc., pending since 18.7.2007 at the stage of the evidence of the prosecution and is now fixed for 15.12.2010. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the challan was presented on 18.7.2007 but till date the prosecution evidence has not been concluded. The accused are seeking adjournment on one pretext or the other. Petitioner is an old man aged about 73 years and his statement has not been recorded so far. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner, it would be just and expedient to direct the trial Court to dispose of the trial expeditiously. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the trial Court to dispose of the trial expeditiously. (SABINA) August 23, 2010 JUDGE Anand