IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.No. M- 1801 of 2010 Date of decision:- 11.5.2010 Amrik Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present:- Mr. R.S. Athwal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG Punjab. RAM CHAND GUPTA J.(Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. directing the trial Court to expedite the trial in case State V. Amrik Singh pending in the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawanshahr, arising out of FIR No.78 dated 18.4.2001, under Sections 498-A and 506 IPC, registered at Police Station Banga, District Nawanshahr. Reply of the petition has already been filed. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. In this case, initially the petitioner was declared proclaimed offender and hence, challan could not be filed. It has been contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner was abroad at that time. Further contended that the petitioner is father-in-law of the complainant and that however he surrendered on 07.11.2003, when he came to know that the present case has been registered against him and since then he is facing trial. It has been stated by learned counsel for the State that the challan in this case has been filed on 25.11.2004 and the charges were framed on 17.4.2006. It is further contended that already three witnesses have been examined and the next date of hearing before the court below is 10.6.2010. Perusal of the zimni orders shows that the petitioner never Criminal Misc.No. M- 1801 of 2010 -2- absented from the court since the date of filing the challan. The only prayer is for expediting the trial. Hence, in view of these facts, learned trial Court is directed to expedite the trial by giving short adjournments. The petition is disposed of accordingly. May 11, 2010 ( RAM CHAND GUPTA ) vj JUDGE