IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.55029-M of 2007 Date of decision : 28-01-2009 Jaswant Singh and another ....Petitioners VERSUS State of Punjab and another ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Vikram Chaudhary, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Anter Singh Brar, DAG, Punjab. Mr. Gurcharan Dass, Advocate, for respondent No.2. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (Oral) The present case is off-shoot of the civil dispute pending between the parties. Earlier the case FIR No. 44 dated 31-01-2003 registered at Police Station Division No.6, Ludhiana, u/s 420, 406, 467, 468, 471, 506, 511, 120-B IPC was registered against the petitioner. They filed Crl. Misc. No.55028-M of 2007 which have been dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to raise all arguments before the trial Court. The personal appearance of the petitioners have been exempted. In the present case, for the reasons stated in the Crl. Misc. No.55028-M of 2007, personal appearance of the petitioners is exempted before the trial Court subject to filing an undertaking that that they shall cause their appearance as and when required by the trial Court. They shall also file an undertaking that the evidence, if any, recorded in their absence but in the presence of their counsel, shall be binding upon them. The trial Court may incorporate any other conditions in the undertaking to be submitted by the accused. Crl. Misc. No.55029-M of 2007 -2- Present petition is also dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to raise all arguments before the trial Court at the appropriate stage. Counsel for the complainant submits that in the present case, report u/s 173 Cr.P.C. has been submitted and case has been committed to the Court of District & Sessions Judge. Counsel for the petitioners submit that at the time of framing of charge, he can satisfy the Court that no offences are made out. In case, the trial Court finds that the charges are to be framed against the petitioners, personal appearance of the petitioners shall stand exempted as stated earlier, however petitioners shall be present in Court at the time of framing of charge. The entire trial shall be concluded within eight months after framing of the charge. (KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA) 28-1-2009 JUDGE manju