IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. M. No.36356-M of 2009 Date of Decision:13.10.2010 Balbir Singh .... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another .... Respondent CORAM: Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present: Mr. Gurcharan Dass, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K.S. Pannu, D.A.G. Punjab. Mr. N.K. Joshi, Advocate for respondent No.2. **** 1.Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2.To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? NIRMALJIT KAUR, J.(Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of order dated 9.1.2009 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Ludhiana whereby the application under Section 311 Cr.P.C. moved by the petitioner was dismissed and order dated dated 1.10.2009 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge (Adhoc), Fast Track Court, Ludhiana whereby revision petition filed by the petitioner against order dated 9.1.2009 was also dismissed. Learned counsel for the respondent No.2 has pointed out that the petitioner was granted ample opportunities but in spite of the same defence counsel did not cross examine the witnesses. However, learned counsel for respondent No.2 on instructions from respondent No.2-Raghbir Singh Anandpuri, who is present in the Court, in all fairness states that they have no objection if one last opportunity is granted to the petitioner subject to heavy costs. In view of the above and taking into account the facts of the case, order dated 9.1.2009 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Ludhiana and order dated dated 1.10.2009 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge (Adhoc), Fast Track Court, Ludhiana are set Crl. M. No.36356-M of 2009 -2- aside. The petitioner is granted one last opportunity to cross examine the witnesses namely Raghbir Singh Anandpuri and ASI Onkar Singh subject to the payment of Rs.15,000/- as costs. Taking into account that the FIR is of the year 1999, the trial Court is directed to expedite the trial. 13.10.2010 ( NIRMALJIT KAUR ) rajeev JUDGE