IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No. 1227 of 2009 Date of decision: 25th May, 2009 Renu Bala … Petitioner Versus Des Raj … Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mrs. Renu Bala, petitioner in-person. Mr. Anil Khetarpal, Advocate for the respondent. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present revision petition has been filed by Mrs. Renu Bala seeking quashing of the order dated 4th April, 2009 passed by Judicial Magistrate (1st Class), Jagadhri, whereby the petitioner has been deprived of adducing defence evidence. I have heard counsel for the parties. In the present petition, prayer has been made that one opportunity may be granted to the accused petitioner for examination of the expert. Prayer for examination of the expert was declined to the petitioner as she had availed many opportunities and the case pertains to year 1999. A perusal of Annexure P-2 reveals that the expert Devendra Prasad had submitted an application in the trial Court on 3rd April, 2009 that he will not be able to cause appearance on 4th April, 2009, as he has to appear in the Court of ADJ-cum-Enquiry Officer, Chandigarh. Criminal Revision No. 1227 of 2009 Expert can only appear in one Court on a given date. When the expert had filed an application in the trial Court, the trial Court ought not to have closed the evidence. Accordingly, it is directed that the trial Court shall fix the date afresh for examination of expert Devendra Prasad and before the next date is given, counsel for the petitioner shall provide shortest possible date, on which the expert can be examined. With these observations, present revision petition is disposed off. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE May 25, 2009 rps 2