Criminal Misc. No. M-9247 of 2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-9247 of 2008 Date of decision : 11.08.2010 Bhupinder Soni and others ....Petitioners V/s State of Punjab and another ....Respondents BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. S.S. Walia, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Mr. Ashok Khunger, Advocate for respondent No. 2. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) After arguing at some length, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that he may be allowed to withdraw the present petition with liberty to the petitioners to raise all their pleas before the trial court at an appropriate stage. He, however, submits that petitioners are residing in Bikaner and trial of the case is continuing at Abohar. According to learned counsel petitioners No. 1 & 2 are parents in law of the complainant and petitioners No. 3 & 4 are distant relatives (Jeth & Jethani). He, thus, prays that personal appearance of petitioners before the trial court may be exempted. Dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as aforesaid. Under the circumstances, it is directed that in case an application is moved by petitioners before the trial court for exemption from personal appearance, the same shall be considered by the trial court in Criminal Misc. No. M-9247 of 2008 2 accordance with law. The trial court may exempt the personal appearance of the petitioners except on material dates when it is absolutely necessary. This, however, will be subject to such terms and conditions as the trial court may deem fit to impose. August 11, 2010 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE