IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** Criminal Misc. No. M-17367 of 2008 (O&M) Date of Decision:15.7.2008. Manish Kumar @ Munish Shukla .....Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab and another .....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present:- Mr. S.K.Sandhir, Advocate for the petitioner. **** RAJESH BINDAL J. The only prayer in the present petition is for exemption from personal appearance during trial in Sessions Case No. 353/4.12.2004 in which the petitioner is one of the accusued. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the complaint came to be filed by the ex father-in-law of the petitioner. The complaint was filed after the petitioner had already separated from his wife, i.e., the daugther of respondent- complainant. The petitioner as well as daugther of the complainant are residing in England. The petitioner is a commercial pilot. He submits that application for exemption from personal appearance was filed before the Court in September, 2006 and the same is still pending consideration. Though thereafter, on certain dates when the petitioner was in difficulty, he moved application for exemption from personal appearance and the same was granted. As the petitioner is permanenet resident of England, it is difficult for him to come for each and every date for hearing and for that reason, the application was filed. As the prayer made in the present petition is innocuous, I do not deem it necessary to issue notice to the respondents. The learned Sessions Judge, Kapurthala is directed to decide the application filed by the petitioner (Annexure P.5) for exemption from personal appearance on the next date of hearing. The petition is disposed of. July 15, 2008 ( RAJESH BINDAL ) renu JUDGE