IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. 44969-M of 2007 Date of Decision: 9 - 1 - 2009 Parveen and others .....Petitioners v. State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA *** Present: Mr.Vinay Puri, Advocate for Mr.D.K.Bhatti, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.Mehardeep Singh, AAG, Punjab for respondents No.1 and 2. Mr.K.G.Sehajpal, Advocate for respondents No.3 and 4. *** KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA (ORAL) Vide order dated 7.9.2007, the petition was dismissed qua petitioners No.3 to 5. Proceedings qua petitioners No.1 and 2 and 6 to 10 were stayed. Counsel for the State, on instructions from HC Baljinder Singh submit that report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. has been submitted and case is fixed for framing of charge on 31.1.2009. Petitioners No.1 and 2 are nieces of the husband being daughters of the brother. They are aged 19 years, 17 years and they were minors at the time of marriage. The marriage was solemnized on Crl.Misc.No.44969-M of 2007 [2] 30.10.2005. Petitioners No.7 and 9 are sisters of the husband of complainant's daughter and were married decade ago before the marriage of complainant's daughter with brother of petitioners No.7 and 9 and they are residing in their matrimonial home with their respective husbands i.e. petitioners No.6 and 8. Petitioner No.10 is stated to be neighbourer and cousin of the husband. Petitioner No.4 is elder brother of the husband. Counsel for the complainant has submitted that there are specific allegations against the petitioners. He further submit that husband has been declared as proclaimed offender and he had migrated abroad before registration of the FIR. Be that as it may, taking into consideration relationship of petitioners No.1 and 2 and 6 to 10, their personal presence is exempted before the trial Court subject to filing an undertaking that they shall cause appearance as and when required by the trial Court. They shall also file an undertaking that the evidence, if any, recorded in their absence but in the presence of their counsel shall be binding upon them. The trial Court may also incorporate any other condition in the undertaking to be submitted by the petitioners. However, the role assigned to them is subject to the evidence to be adduced by the complainant. Therefore, no ground is made out to quash the FIR qua them. Petition is disposed off. ( KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA ) January 9, 2008. JUDGE RC