IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-13384 of 2009 Date of Decision: October 23, 2009 Anand Singh … Petitioner Versus State of Haryana. … Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D. ANAND. Present : Mr. Parminder Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mrs. Neena Madan, Addl. A.G., Haryana. S.D. Anand, J. Concededly, the further progress in the trial is held up for want of appearance of two foreign national PWs. DGP, Haryana, has already addressed a letter to the Financial Commissioner (Home) for sanction of Rs. 1,74,000/- which are required to be deposited to defray the expenditure to obtain the presence of those two witnesses. The needful has not been done today. May be that the official machinery could not do the needful on account of administrative exigencies. Crl. Misc. No. M-13384 of 2009 The addressed quarters would do it promptly. Thereafter, the police shall take appropriate steps to secure the presence of the witnesses aforementioned. If the trial is not concluded (in this over two years old case) by 24.12.2009, the petitioner shall be released on bail. The acknowledgment (of a copy of this order) issued by the concerned Judicial Officer shall be forwarded to the Registry of this Court. The Learned Sessions Judge shall himself maintain a tab to ensure that the trial is concluded by the aforementioned period. Disposed of accordingly. A copy of the order be given to the learned State counsel under the signatures of Special Secretary. October 23, 2009 ( S.D. Anand ) vkd Judge 2