IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No. 949 of 2008. Date of decision:-22.5.2008. Tara Singh ...Petitioner. Versus Jagdish Singh ...Respondent. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present:- Mr. Hemender Goswami, Advocate for the petitioner. RAJESH BINDAL J. The prayer in the present petition is for grant of one opportunity for cross-examination of two witnesses CW1 and CW2, whose statements were recorded on May 16, 2005. Cross-examination by the petitioner was deferred for August 20, 2005 and the witnesses were bound down. On the next date, the witnesses were present but they were not cross- examined. Thereafter the petitioner moved an application for permission to cross-examine two witnesses in June 2006 which was dismissed by the impugned order. The petitioner in the present case is being prosecuted by the respondent on account of a complaint filed by him before the police against him, which on investigation was found to be false. The allegation by the respondent-complainant is of defamation. Seeing the conduct of the petitioner where he was responsible for delay in the trial for about three years, I do not find any justification to entertain the request of the petitioner. The petition is dismissed. May 22, 2008. (RAJESH BINDAL) asija JUDGE