IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. 29627-M of 2004 DATE OF DECISION : 27.05.2008 Ram Kumar and others .... PETITIONERS Versus State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :-HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: None for the petitioners. Mr. Mehardeep Singh, AAG, Punjab. * * * KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (Oral) The present petition was filed seeking quashing of case FIR No. 410 dated 7.9.2003 registered at Police Station Civil Lines, Division No.5, Ludhiana, under Sections 406/498-A IPC. The present petition was dismissed qua petitioners No.1 and 2. Regarding petitioners No.3 to 5, their personal appearance before the learned trial court was exempted. However, it was ordered that the proceedings may go on. The FIR was registered in the year 2003. A period of about 5 years is going to lapse. I have no doubt in my mind that by now, the trial may have concluded or may have made a significant progress. Therefore, no relief as prayed for can be granted to the petitioners. However, personal appearance of petitioners No. 3 to 5 shall remain Crl. Misc. No. 29627-M of 2004 -2- exempted before the learned trial court, subject to their furnishing an undertaking that they shall cause appearance before the learned trial court, as and when required. However, a further direction is issued that in case, the trial has not concluded, same be concluded within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. Petition is disposed of with the above observations. May 27, 2008 (KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA) ndj JUDGE