IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. 27118-M of 2004 DATE OF DECISION : 28.05.2008 Sarjang Singh Randhawa and others .... PETITIONERS Versus State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :-HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. R.S. Bains, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Mehardeep Singh, AAG, Punjab. * * * KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (Oral) Counsel for the petitioners contends that sister of petitioner No.3 has matrimonial dispute with her husband. The complainant is employed on share basis with the husband of the sister of petitioner No.3 and the present complaint is a counter blast only to settle score and put pressure upon the family of the sister of petitioner No.3, so that matrimonial dispute can be settled as per the wishes of the husband of the sister of petitioner No.3. During course of arguments, it was observed by this Court that disputed questions of fact cannot be determined by this Court in a proceeding under section 482 Cr.P.C. Faced with this, Shri R.S. Bains, has stated that he may be allowed to withdraw this petition with liberty to raise Crl. Misc. No. 27118-M of 2004 -2- all arguments before the learned trial court at appropriate stage. He has further contended that the petitioners should be exempted from appearing in the court on the dates, when the matter is listed. The present petition was filed in this Court on 27.5.2004. The complaint was instituted on 6.12.2001. Long pendency of litigation entitles the petitioners to grant of relief of exemption from personal appearance in the learned trial court subject to their filing undertaking that they shall cause appearance as and when required by the learned trial court. As prayed, dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioners to raise all arguments available to them before the learned trial court at appropriate stage. May 28, 2008 (KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA) ndj JUDGE