Criminal Misc. No. M-3727 of 2009 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M-3727 of 2009 Date of Decision: 12.2.2009 Narain Devi and Others …Petitioners Versus State of Punjab …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. V. Sridhar Reddy, Advocate for the petitioners. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) Earlier, Criminal Misc. No. M-24705 of 2004 filed by the petitioners was dismissed by this Court on 19.7.2006 with a direction to trial Court to expedite the trial. Counsel for the petitioners has submitted that trial has not made considerable progress. Counsel further submits that petitioner No.1 is 80 years old mother-in-law, whereas petitioners No.2 to 6 are relations of the husband. In view of the fact that trial is in progress, no ground is made out to quash FIR No. 96 dated 10.4.2002 registered at Police Station City Rajpura, under Sections 498-A, 406, 420 IPC in a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. especially when earlier prayer to this effect was declined by this Court. Criminal Misc. No. M-3727 of 2009 2 However, trial Court is directed to conclude the trial within one year from the receipt of copy of this order. Taking into consideration long pendency of the case and the relationship of petitioners No.1 to 6, personal appearance of petitioners is exempted before the trial Court subject to filing an undertaking that they shall cause appearance as and when required and the evidence recorded in their absence but in the presence of their counsel shall be binding upon them. Trial Court may also specify any other condition in the undertaking to be furnished by the petitioners. On the furnishing of undertaking, the personal appearance of petitioners shall stand exempted. However, husband of the complainant-estranged wife shall continue to appear before the trial Court. With the observations made above, the present petition is disposed off. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge February 12, 2009 “DK”