IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.-M No.38070 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: December 16, 2011 Zile Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Mr.Balraj Singh Dhull, Advocate, for the petitioner. ***** RANJIT SINGH, J. The petitioner is aggrieved against an order passed by the Addl.Sessions Judge, Sonepat, whereby his prayer for re-calling PW Krishan son of Lakhi Ram has been declined. This application was moved for recall of this witness on the ground that some of the important questions could not be addressed to the witness while he was subjected to cross-examination. The questions, which could not be so asked, have neither been disclosed in the application nor the counsel is prepared to disclose now before the Court. The prayer was declined as it could not be established in any manner that the recall of this witness would be essential in the interest of justice. Otherwise also, the witness was subjected to thorough cross-examination and there was no restriction ever applied on the right of the petitioner or his counsel to cross- examine the said witness. Permission cannot be allowed on such vague grounds just for the purpose of recall. The submission that recall would not make any Criminal Misc.-M No.38070 of 2011 (O&M) : 2 : substantial difference as the trial is already in progress and the prosecution witnesses are yet to be examined, would also not impress me. That is not the consideration, on the basis of which the witness can be called or recalled under Section 311 Cr.P.C. I find no reason to interfere in the impugned order, which is just, reasonable and fair. The petition is accordingly dismissed. December 16, 2011 ( RANJIT SINGH ) ramesh JUDGE