IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc M No. 22859 of 2008 Date of Decision: March 19, 2009 Sakattar Singh and another ...........Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ..........Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Sabina Present: Mr. Manish Prabhaker, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.Amandeep Singh Rai, AAG Punjab Mr.L.M.Gulati, Advocate for respondent No.2 ** Sabina, J. Petitioners have filed this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (`Cr.P.C.' for short) seeking modification of the Order dated 4.4.2008 (Annexure P1) passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Amritsar and for setting aside the Order dated 7.8.2008 (Annexure P2) passed by the trial Court. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners have not been granted proper opportunities for leading their defence evidence. They were unable to summon the witnesses who were official witnesses. Learned counsel for respondent No. 2, on the other hand, has submitted that the sufficient opportunities have been granted to the petitioners to lead their defence evidence after their statements under Section 313 Cr.P.C. were recorded. In the written statement filed by respondent No.2, interim Criminal Misc M No. 22859 of 2008 -2- orders passed by the trial Court from time to time have been reproduced in para 3. A perusal of the same reveals that the statements of the petitioners under Section 313 Cr.P.C. were recorded and, thereafter, the case was adjourned for defence evidence on 1.11.2007 to 23.11.2007. The case was adjourned from time to time but no defence witness has been examined by the petitioners. The evidence of the petitioners was closed by order on 7.8.2008. A perusal of the interim order reveals that the numerous opportunities were granted to the petitioners to conclude their defence evidence but they failed to do so. In these circumstances, no interference by this Court is called for. Accordingly, this petition is dismissed. (Sabina) Judge March 19, 2009 arya