IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Miscellaneous No. M-22065 of 2009 (O & M) Date of Decision: August 04, 2011 Tulsi Devi & others .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & another .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Amandeep Chhabra, Advocate, for Mr. C.M. Munjal, Advocate, for the petitioners. Ms. Rajni Gupta, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, for respondent No.1. Mr. Navdeep Monga, Advocate, for respondent No.2. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) 1. This petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. prays for quashing FIR No.7 dated 14.1.2007 under Sections 498-A, 406 IPC, registered with Police Station, Bhikhi, District Mansa. 2. Learned counsel for the respondent-State, on Crl. Misc. No. M-22065 of 2009 [2] instructions from Jaswinder Singh, Head Constable, states that charges have already been framed on 25.5.2010 and the trial is going on. 3. In view of the stage of the case, no ground for quashing of FIR is made out. 4. The petition is dismissed, however, the petitioners shall be at liberty to take all the pleas taken in this petition before the Trial Court. 5. Before parting with the order, it is however directed that appearance of petitioner Nos.1 and 2, being ladies, shall remain exempt on the conditions that: (i) they shall be represented by a counsel before the Trial Court; (ii) they shall not dispute their identity as accused; (iii) they shall have no objection if the evidence is recorded in their absence; (iv) they shall come present before the Trial Court as and when required; and (v) they shall comply with any other condition(s) that may be imposed by the Trial Court. (AJAI LAMBA) August 04, 2011 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?