Criminal Misc. No. M-13990 of 2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-13990 of 2008 Date of decision: November 03, 2009 Dr. Gurnam Singh Gill -Petitioner Versus State of Punjab & another -Respondent Coram Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajan Gupta Present: Mr. Vipul Aggarwal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Shilesh Gupta, DAG, Punjab. Rajan Gupta, J.(Oral) This is a petition for quashing of FIR No. 179 dated 12-8-2006 registered against the petitioner under Sections 3,5,6,9,15 & 36 of the Punjab Apartment & Property Regulation Act, 1995 IPC at police station Sadar Ludhiana. After arguing at some length, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he may be permitted to withdraw the instant petition with liberty to raise all the pleas before the trial court at an appropriate stage and to move any other application permissible under the law. Mr. Aggarwal, however, prays that the personal appearance of the petitioner, who is a doctor may be exempted before the trial Court except on the dates when it is absolutely necessary. He also prays for issuance of a direction to the trial court to expedite the trial. Dismissed as withdrawn with the liberty as prayed for. In case the petitioner moves an application for exemption of his Criminal Misc. No. M-13990 of 2008 2 personal appearance, the same shall be decided by the trial court in accordance with law. The trial court may exempt the personal appearance of the petitioner on such terms & conditions, as it deems proper to impose. The petitioner may be allowed to appear through his counsel except on the dates when his presence is absolutely necessary. It is made clear that the petitioner shall appear before the trial court as and when directed. [Rajan Gupta] Judge November 03, 2009. 'ask'