CRM No. M-20195 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM No. M-20195 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 27.7.2009 Jaspal Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Sukhjit Singh, Advocate, for the petitioners. Rajan Gupta, J. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that co-accused of the petitioner have already been acquitted in the case registered pursuant to FIR No.38 dated 11th March, 2001, registered at Police Station Nahianwala, District Bathinda, under Sections 402, 467, 468, 471, 506, 120-B IPC. According to the counsel, the petitioner who remained a proclaimed offender during trial, is ready to submit before the trial court and face the trial. He, however, prays that a direction be issued for expeditious conclusion of the trial. Under the circumstances, particularly in view of the fact that reliance is placed on a compromise arrived at between the parties as also the acquittal of co-accused, a direction is issued to the trial court to conclude the trial expeditiously preferably within a period of six months. This, however, shall be subject to the petitioner's surrendering CRM No. M-20195 of 2009 2 before the trial court within a week of receipt of certified copy of this order. Disposed of. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE July 27, 2009 'rajpal'