IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No. 2726 of 2009 Date of decision: 22.10.2009 Sahib Singh .. Petitioner v. State of Punjab .. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. J. S. Toor, Advocate for the petitioner. ... Rajesh Bindal J. Challenge in the present petition is to the order dated 23.9.2009, passed by the learned court below, whereby the application filed by the petitioner for re-calling PW2- Head Constable Ajit Singh, PW5-Manjit Singh Brar, DSP/D and PW7-ASI Devinder Singh for further cross-examination was dismissed. The petitioner herein is an accused in FIR No. 24 dated 13.2.2008, registered under Sections 18, 25, 27A, 61, 85 of the NDPS Act. The allegation is that recovery of 25 kilograms of opium was made from his possession. The purpose for which the prosecution witnesses already examined are sought to be re- called for further cross-examination was a news item, which was published in the newspaper on 14.2.2008. It is not disputed that examination and cross-examination of the witnesses, sought to be re-called, was conducted on 6.8.2009 and the news item, which is sought to be made a ground for re-calling the witnesses, had been published about 1-1/2 years prior thereto. In fact, the effort of the petitioner is to plug in the loop holes and to start de novo trial by filing such application. Accordingly, I do not find any merit in the present petition. Accordingly, the present petition is dismissed. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 22.10.2009 mk