IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Miscellaneous No. M-6612 of 2010 Date of Decision: September 19, 2011 Prem Singh & others .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Navjeet Sodhi, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. K.D.S. Sidhu, Additional Advocate General, Punjab. Mr. A.S. Manaise, Advocate, for respondent Nos.2 and 3. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) 1. This petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing FIR No.135 dated 17.12.2008 under Sections 420, 465, 467, 471, 120-B IPC registered with Police Station, Kahnuwan, District Gurdaspur. 2. Learned counsel for the respondent-State has pointed out that charge has already been framed against the Crl. Misc. No. M-6612 of 2010 [2] petitioners, rather the trial is under way. One prosecution witness has also been examined. 3. Order of charge or chargesheet has not been challenged. The Trial Court is already seized of the matter. One witness has already been examined. 4. In view of the stage of the case, no ground for interference, in this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C., is made out. 5. The petition is dismissed, however, with liberty to the petitioners to take all the points taken in this petition, during the course of trial. 6. It has been pointed out that petitioner No.2 is a retired officer from the Indian Army and petitioner No.3 is also of advanced age. 7. Considering the above, personal appearance of petitioner Nos.2 and 3 in the Trial Court, shall remain exempt on the conditions that: (i) they shall be represented by a counsel before the Trial Court; (ii) they shall not dispute their identity as accused; (iii) they shall have no objection if the evidence is recorded in their absence; (iv) they shall come present before the Trial Court as and when required; and (v) they shall comply with any other condition (s) that may be imposed by the Trial Court. (AJAI LAMBA) September 19, 2011 JUDGE avin Crl. Misc. No. M-6612 of 2010 [3] 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?