IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.-M No.36957 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: December 07, 2011 Manrinder Singh ...Petitioner Versus Guriqbal Singh & another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Mr.Sarju Puri, Advocate, for the petitioner. ***** RANJIT SINGH, J. The petitioner has filed this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to impugn order dated 31.10.2011, whereby his prayer for leading additional evidence under Section 391 Cr.P.C. has been declined by the trial Court. The petitioner has prayed for permission to lead evidence that two blank cheques have been misused by M/s Easy Finance Company and prayer was to examine the concerned dealing clerk. The Court has declined the prayer on the ground that six opportunities were given to the petitioner to lead evidence in his defence at the trial stage. He, however, did not lead any evidence in his defence. It is also noticed by the court that the plea, which he has now raised was not even raised in response to his examination under Section 313 Cr.P.C. The counsel for the petitioner has drawn my attention to the reply given by the petitioner in response to a question where he has clearly said that the present cheques have been forged by the complainant in connivance with Kuldip Singh etc. In the application, however, the petitioner has clearly said that the cheques Criminal Misc.-M No.36957 of 2011 (O&M) : 2 : had been given as security. Obviously, the cheques, if given as security, would not have been blank. The Appellate Court has rightly declined the prayer for leading additional evidence in this background. The Court could have allowed this prayer only if it was considered essential in the interest of justice. Otherwise, the parties would not have any right to lead additional evidence at the appellate stage. The impugned order, thus, does not suffer from any infirmity, which would call for interference. Dismissed. December 07, 2011 ( RANJIT SINGH ) ramesh JUDGE