IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. 66960-M of 2005 Date of decision: 23rd May, 2008 Jaswant Singh … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another … Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Pawan Kumar Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Mehardeep Singh, Assistant Advocate General Punjab for the State. Mr. R.D.Bawa, Advocate with Mr. C.S.Rana, Advocate for respondent No.2. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Counsel for the respondent has stated that in the present case, charge was framed on 1st February, 2007. It has been further contended that as per the judgment rendered in Meenakashi Bala v. Sudhir Kumar, 1994 (4) SCC 142, only revision is competent and this Court cannot entertain petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. No stay was granted by this Court. The charge was framed on 1st February, 2007. A period of more than 1 ½ years is going to elapse. By now, trial must have made significant progress. No interference is called for by this Court at this stage. Hence, the present petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the counsel for the petitioner to raise all arguments available to him before the trial Court at appropriate stage. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE May 23, 2008 rps