Crl.M.No.20399-M of 2010 #1# IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.M.No.20399-M of 2010 Date of Order: 6.9.2010 Harjinder Singh .....Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab and another .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. Gurdev Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG, Punjab. JASWANT SINGH, J (ORAL) Prayer under Section 482 Cr.P.C is for quashing of FIR No.10 dated 23.1.1998 under Sections 452/324/323/148/149 IPC, P.S Shahkot, District Jalandhar along with all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 14.2.2010 (P.3). As per allegations in the FIR, petitioner had given kick and fist blows on the left side in front of the chest as well as on the left and right side of the head of the complainant. Petitioner-Harjinder Singh along with 4 other co-accused was charge sheeted and put to trial before the learned trial Court. It is submitted that during the trial, the petitioner had gone to Australia to pursue his academic career. Due to abstinence from the proceedings, the petitioner along with two other co-accused namely Bittu and Bhupinder Singh were declared as P.Os in the year 2003 besides one co-accused Mohan Singh died. It is submitted that the genesis of the occurrence was over a trivial Crl.M.No.20399-M of 2010 #2# issue, which was resolved by the parties by entering into a compromise on the basis of which remaining one Ajit Singh/co-accused of the petitioner was acquitted by the ld. Trial Court vide judgment dated 10.10.2006 (P.4). Learned counsel at the time of arguments has not pressed the prayer for quashing of the FIR and all subsequent proceedings and states that the petitioner is ready and willing to surrender before the trial Court and join the proceedings. It is prayed that trial Court may be directed to expedite the trial. In view of the aforesaid facts, this petition is disposed of with a direction that in case the petitioner surrenders before the trial Court on or before 21.9.2010, he shall be released on regular bail on his furnishing bail bonds to the satisfaction of the trial Court. Further, learned trial Court is directed to conclude the trial expeditiously, preferably within six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The trial Court shall also be at liberty to seek extension of time if the situation so warrants. With the aforesaid directions, the present petition stands disposed of. September 06, 2010 ( JASWANT SINGH ) manoj JUDGE