CRM No. M 4332 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -- CRM No. M 4332 of 2010 Date of decision: 31.03.2010 Jagraj Singh alias Pappi ........ Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent(s) Coram: Hon'ble Ms Justice Nirmaljit Kaur -.- Present: Mr. B S Kathuria, Advocate for the petitioner -.- 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgement? 2. To be referred to the Reporter or not? 3. Whether the judgement should be reported in the Digest? Nirmaljit Kaur, J. (Oral) CRM No. 16699 of 2010 C.M. is allowed and zimni orders are taken on record. Main case This is a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking direction for the expeditious trial in case FIR No. 93 of 28.06.2008 under Section 15 NDPS Act, P S Sidhwan Bet, Ludhiana pending before the Court of Shri Ashok Kumar, Judge, Special Court, Ludhiana. The zimni orders have been placed on record. From the perusal of the same, it is evident that the charge was framed on 02.02.2009. Thereafter, no prosecution witness has been examined till date. The matter CRM No. M 4332 of 2010 2 was adjourned atleast almost for 15 times to produce the prosecution witnesses. On each occasion, the prosecution witnesses were either not served or not present. In view of the above, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to expedite the trial and complete the evidence preferably within a period of six months from the next date of hearing. (Nirmaljit Kaur) Judge March 31, 2010 mohan