Criminal Misc. No. M- 13183 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M- 13183 of 2011 Date of Decision: 9.5.2011 Surinder Kumar Gupta …Petitioner Versus State of Haryana …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Dr. Sushil Gautam , Advocate for the petitioner. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) Issue notice of motion. On asking of the Court, Mr. Sandeep S. Mann, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana, accepts notice on behalf of the respondent. A copy of the petition has been supplied to him. Learned counsel for the petitioner has contended that case FIR No. 294 dated 9.8.2005 was registered at Police Station Pehowa, under Sections 420, 506 and 120-B IPC. He has further submitted that the charges were framed against the petitioner on 6.2.2007. Thereafter, the witnesses were summoned for 8.9.2007. He has referred to various orders passed by the trial Court on various dates to say that after the framing of charges, a period of more than four years is going to elapse, but the prosecution evidence has still not concluded. Learned counsel has canvassed before me that Article 21 of the Constitution of India Criminal Misc. No. M- 13183 of 2011 2 recognize the right of speedy trial and justice. Learned counsel has further submitted that there is no reason for the trial Court to unnecessarily adjourn the case. Learned counsel for the respondent, after going through the contents of the petition, has submitted that on 23.3.2011, an application under Section 311 Cr.P.C. was allowed, therefore, the delay has occurred. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that even after the application under Section 311 Cr.P.C. was allowed, the case was posted for prosecution evidence on 6.4.2011, 18.4.2011 and 3.5.2011 but still the trial has not made any headway. After hearing learned counsel for the parties, the present petition is disposed of by directing the trial Court to conclude the trial within a period of four months, from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge May 9, 2011 “DK”