Criminal Revision No.480 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No.480 of 2011 Date of decision:- 16.3.2011 Sadhu Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present:- Mr. Kamaljeet Singh Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioner. RITU BAHRI J. Challenge in this revision petition is to the order dated 18.1.2011 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Moga, whereby the application under Section 311 Cr.P.C. filed by the accused Sadhu Singh was dismissed. Counsel for the petitioner has argued that an application had been made by the accused for declaring him as approver. Since the application was pending, he chose not to cross-examine the witnesses present on 23.11.2009. Subsequently, the application was withdrawn by the accused and now he wants to cross-examine the witnesses, already examined. One opportunity on payment of cost be granted to the petitioner to cross-examine the witnesses. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and have gone through the impugned order. In the impugned order, it has been mentioned that the application, filed by the accused to declare him as approver has been withdrawn. In view of this factual position, when an opportunity had been given to the accused to cross-examine the witnesses, there is no explanation as to why he should be Criminal Revision No.480 of 2011 -2- given another opportunity to cross-examine the witnesses. His plea that he did not cross-examine the witnesses because his application for declaring him approver was pending, is not ground to interfere in the order (impugned herein) dated 18.1.2011. The revision petition is dismissed accordingly. March 16, 2011 ( RITU BAHRI ) Vijay Asija JUDGE