IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-36445 of 2010 Date of Decision: 4.8.2011. Pritam Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. P.S. Khurana, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. J.S. Bhullar, AAG, Punjab, for the respondent-State. NAWAB SINGH.J (ORAL) By filing this petition, under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure petitioner seeks quashing of First Information Report No.82 dated September 10th, 1998 registered under Sections 420, 467 and 468/120-B of Indian Penal Code, Police Station Dehlon, District Ludhiana. Learned counsel for the petitioner does not press for the quashing of the FIR and requests that the same be dismissed as not pressed. It is ordered accordingly. Learned counsel for the petitioner has only submitted that the trial Court be directed to conclude the trial, at the earliest. It has been pleaded that during the pendency of trial, the petitioner absented. He was declared proclaimed offender. This Court by order dated December 15th, 2010 directed him to surrender before the trial Court and the trial Court was directed to consider his bail application. In view of that, petitioner surrendered before the trial Court and has been admitted to bail. It has been also submitted that co-accused of the petitioner have already been acquitted by judgment (Annexure P-3). Charge has already been framed. Trial is pending for September 3rd, 2011 for recording evidence of the prosecution. The petitioner is residing in United States of America. Criminal Misc. No. M-36445 of 2010 -2- Learned State counsel assisted by Sewa Singh, Head Constable, has stated that prosecution shall produce the entire evidence before the trial Court on the date fixed, that is, September 3rd, 2011. The grounds being cogent, the trial Court is directed to take the case on day-to-day basis. Disposed of. 4.8.2011. (NAWAB SINGH) SN JUDGE