IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-18914 of 2010 DATE OF DECISION: July 06, 2010 Jyoti Ahuja and others .....Petitioners versus State of Haryana and another .....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr.S.S. Kamboj, Advocate for the petitioners .. RAJAN GUPTA, J.: (Oral) After arguing at some length, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that he may be allowed to withdraw this petition with liberty to raise all his pleas before the trial court at an appropriate stage. Learned counsel, however, submits that petitioner No.1, who is sister-in-law of complainant, is residing in Village Samana, District Patiala, while trial is going on at Karnal. As regards petitioner No.2, learned counsel submits that she is an old lady of more than 70 years of age. Learned counsel, thus, prays that personal appearance of petitioners No.1 and 2 before the trial court may be exempted. In view of the statement made by learned counsel for the petitioners, this petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as aforesaid. Crl.Misc.No.M-18914 of 2010 - 2 - In the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that in case an application is moved before the trial court for exemption from personal appearance of petitioners No.1 and 2, the same shall be considered by the trial court in accordance with law. The trial court may exempt the personal appearance of petitioners No.1 and 2 on such terms and conditions as it deems necessary. They may be allowed to appear through counsel except on the dates when their presence before the trial court is absolutely necessary. July 06, 2010 ( RAJAN GUPTA ) pc JUDGE