In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No.M- 12570 of 2009 Date of decision: 7.5.2009 Kulwaran Singh ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr. Sanjay Gupta, Advocate, for the petitioner. **** SABINA, J. This petition has been filed by Kulwaran Singh under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (“Cr.P.C. for short) for quashing the impugned order dated 10.6.2000 passed by the Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Hoshiarpur in case FIR No.76 dated 5.6.1998 registered at Police Station Mehilpur District Hoshiarpur under Sections 452, 506, 148 and 149 of the Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner had been appearing before the trial Court on number of dates. Complainant Gulwarg Singh, however, went abroad and has not returned back to India till date. The co-accused, who had faced the trial have since been acquitted by the trial Court vide order dated 15.10.2004 (Annexure P-2). The petitioner had gone to Greece and Criminal Misc. No.M- 12570 of 2009 -2- now he has returned to India and is ready to face trial. Accordingly, the present petition is disposed of with a direction that in case, the petitioner surrenders before the trial Court, he shall be released on bail subject to the satisfaction of the said Court. The trial Court is further directed to conclude the trial against the petitioner expeditiously. (SABINA) JUDGE May 07, 2009 anita