CRR No.630 of 2011 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.R.R. No.630 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision : 05.04.2011 Baljinder Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI -.- Present: Mr. Karan Pathak, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S.S. Chandumajra, D.A.G., Punjab. *** AJAY TEWARI, J. (ORAL) This petition has been filed against the order declining the permission to the petitioner’s counsel to further cross examine PW-14. On 15.03.2011 the following order was passed:- “Learned Senior Advocate has argued that the application was not happily worded. What the petitioner wanted to highlight was that in the year 2006 when the original statement CRR No.630 of 2011 (O&M) -2- was made by PW-14 he had named more persons as accused. Subsequently his statement was again recorded on 18.12.2009 after an application under Section 319 Cr.P.C. had been allowed and there the number of accused mentioned have changed and also the role of each and the petitioner only wants to confront him for this discrepancy in order to enable him to explain the same and does not want to put any question not related to this aspect. Notice of motion. Mr. Gazi Mohammad, DAG, Punjab, at the asking of the Court, accepts notice on behalf of the respondent-State. Learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes to supply two copies of the petition to the learned DAG during the course of the day. Adjourned to 05.04.2011. In the meantime, learned trial Court is directed to adjourn the case to a date beyond the date fixed by this Court.” Learned Deputy Advocate General has stated that as long as the questions are limited to the aspects mentioned above it would not be against the interest of justice. In the circumstances, this petition is allowed. The impugned order dated 24.02.2011 is set aside and one more CRR No.630 of 2011 (O&M) -3- opportunity is granted to the petitioner’s counsel to cross examine PW-14 to the extent of limitations mentioned above. Copy of this order be given to learned counsel for the petitioner under the signatures of the Court Secretary. ( AJAY TEWARI ) April 05, 2011 JUDGE ashish