IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-25890 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 17.11.2009 Ashwinder Singh .. Petitioner v. State of Punjab and others .. Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. P. S. Ghuman, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Mehardeep Singh, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. ... Rajesh Bindal J. Prayer in the present petition is for issuance of a direction to the court below to expedite the trial of the case in FIR No. 180 dated 27.5.2002, registered under Sections 323/341/427/148/149 IPC, Police Station, Phase-I SAS Nagar, Mohali. Learned counsel for the State submits that he does not have any objection to the prayer of the petitioner being granted and he will further direct the prosecution agency to expedite the trial. Considering the prayer to be innocuous and the fact that trial of the case is pending for the last more than 7 years, the trial court is directed to conclude the same by 31.1.2010. The petition stands disposed of. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 17.11.2009 mk