IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM No. M-35806 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 08.12.2011 Gurcharan Singh Randhawa and another ....Petitioners Versus Jagroop Kaur @ Jasmeen ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present: - Mr. V.K. Sandhir, Advocate, for the petitioners. 1.Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2.Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not? 3.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? ***** ALOK SINGH, J (ORAL) Learned counsel for the petitioners has vehemently argued that both the petitioners are more than 70 years of age and are unable to attend the Court at Amritsar on each and every date. Since, they have to come from Bilaspur, District Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, therefore, their personal appearance may be exempted and trial Court be directed to expedite the trial. Learned counsel for the petitioners has further submitted that an application seeking exemption from personal appearance has already been moved before the Magistrate but no order has been passed thereon. Present petition is being disposed of with the direction to learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Amritsar, to expedite the trial of complaint No.414/08/09 titled Jagroop Kaur @ Jasmeen Vs. Harpinder Singh and others under Sections 406/498-A/34 IPC and to conclude the same before 31.7.2012. He is further directed to exempt the personal appearance of the petitioners herein unless and until their presence is specifically required on a specific date. (Alok Singh) Judge December 08, 2011 R.S.