IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-17107 of 2008 Date of decision : 25.03.2009 Balwinder Kaur ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab and another ....Respondents BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Divjyot S. Sandhu, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG Punjab for respondent No. 1-State. Mr. Surinder Singh, Advocate for respondent No. 2. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) Learned counsel for the State on instructions from ASI Mukhtiar Singh, who is present in court submits that supplementary challan under Section 173 Cr.P.C. is being presented in the Court to get the petitioner declared innocent. Learned State counsel also submits that departmental action against the investigating officer who implicated the petitioner is also being initiated. In view of the statement made by learned State counsel, no cause of action survives in this petition and the same is dismissed as such. However, learned counsel for the petitioner prays that personal appearance of the petitioner before the trial court may be exempted. In case an application in this regard is moved by the petitioner the same shall be considered in accordance with law. The trial court may Crl. Misc No. M-17107 of 2008 -2- exempt the personal appearance of the petitioner except on material dates i.e. when it is absolute necessary. 25.03.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE