IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-43224 of 2007 Date of decision: 1.7.2009 Prem Singh .. Petitioner v. State of Punjab .. Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. A.D.S. Ghuman, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Anter Singh Brar, Sr. DAG, Punjab. .. Rajesh Bindal J. Prayer in the present petition is for quashing of FIR No. 58 dated 25.11.2004, registered under Sections 420/467/468/471 IPC and Section 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Police Station Vigilance Bureau, Amritsar against the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that his claim would be satisfied in case a direction is issued to the learned court below to expedite the trial, as the FIR was registered more than 4-1/2 years ago and even the challan was presented nearly one year and 9 months after the registration of the FIR and the petitioner is facing the agony of trial since then. He further submits that the petitioner is a senior citizen as he has already retired from the service. To this prayer of the petitioner, learned counsel for the State does not have any objection. He submits that charges in the present case have already been framed by the trial court on 26.2.2008. Considering the aforesaid facts, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the learned court below to dispose of the trial against the petitioner expeditiously, preferably within a year. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 1.7.2009 mk