IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-11358 of 2010 Date of decision : May 26, 2010 Sukhdev Singh ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab ....Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. RS Bains, Advocate for Mr. ND Achint, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Vivek Chauhan, AAG, Punjab L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Pursuant to order of the preceding date, affidavit of Senior Superintendent of Police, Patiala filed today in Court is taken on record. Perusal thereof reveals that delay in the trial has, inter alia, occurred on the ground that the petitioner and his co-accused are confined in different jails of Uttar Pradesh and Uttrakhand and on many dates of hearing they were not produced in the trial court by the jail authorities. Learned counsel for the petitioner prays that the trial court be directed to expedite the trial and the petitioner be permitted to withdraw the instant bail petition. Dismissed as withdrawn. The trial court is directed to expedite the trial. The prosecution shall also expedite its evidence. The trial court may consider the Criminal Misc. No. M-11358 of 2010 -2- feasibility of fixing the case for 3/4 consecutive days so that if the accused are produced, they can be kept in local jail for 3/4 days and evidence may be recorded. ( L.N. Mittal ) May 26, 2010 Judge 'dalbir'