IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-6655 of 2009 Date of decision : 09.03.2009 Jitender Merani ....Petitioner V/s Simran Merani ....Respondent. BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. R.S. Bajaj, Advocate for the petitioner. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) Counsel for the petitioner submits that he needs two opportunities to examine the official witnesses. Since the evidence has been closed by an order, therefore, petitioner cannot examine the witnesses, who are material to the case. Counsel for the petitioner further submits that he will deposit Rs. 5000/- as cost in the trial court to be remitted to the respondent. According to the counsel, case is fixed before the trial court on 12.03.2009. In view of the submission of the counsel that respondent (petitioner before the trial court) completed her evidence only on 14.08.2008, it shall be in the interests of justice to allow two opportunities to the petitioner to adduce evidence before the trial court. However, this will be subject to payment of Rs. 5,000/- as cost to be paid to the respondent. In the facts and circumstances of the case it is directed that petitioner be afforded two opportunities for examining the following witnesses:- Crl. Misc No. M-6655 of 2009 -2- (i)Recordkeeper of Judicial Records alongwith the file of the divorce petition decided by the Court of Sh. Hardial Singh, ADJ (Adhoc), Amritsar on 23.10.2006 titled as “Jitender Merani Vs. Simran Merani”. (ii) Sh. Satpal Kaushal, retired Reader to the court of Sh. Hardial Singh. (iii) Sh. Kulwant Singh, driver of the school van of Vivek Public School. (iv) Jitender Merani S/o Sh. Gul Merani, petitioner himself. With these observations order, Annexure P-5 is set-aside and revision is allowed in the aforesaid terms. It shall, however, be responsibility of the petitioner to produce the aforesaid witnesses before the court. No further opportunity for leading evidence shall be granted. 09.03.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE