IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Revision No. 290 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: May 11, 2011 Tarsem Lal . ….Petitioner Versus Prem Chand and others. … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH 1. Whether reporters of local news papers may be allowed to see judgment? 2. To be referred to reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Mr. Sarju Puri, Advocate, for the petitioner. Alok Singh, J. (Oral) Petitioner has challenged order dated 20.08.2010 passed by learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, S.B.S. Nagar, whereby the complaint filed by the complainant-petitioner was dismissed in default for want of its prosecution. The facts of this case need not be reproduced in detail. Admittedly, complainant-petitioner filed a complaint against the respondents-accused for offences punishable under Sections 338, 448, 427, 506, 148, 452, 149 of the Indian Penal Code on 15.05.2008. Thereafter, the Crl. Revision No.290 of 2011 complainant-petitioner had examined himself and two other witnesses in preliminary evidence and the Trial Court adjourned the case for remaining preliminary evidence for 20.08.2010. On that day, neither the petitioner nor his counsel appeared in the Court and as such, the complaint was dismissed in default. Apparently, the impugned order has been passed by the learned Magistrate in haste manner. As per the learned counsel for the petitioner, he was busy in another case at the time when case was called on by the learned Magistrate. In the post lunch session too the complainant went to call his counsel, who was held up in the Court of learned Additions District Judge in another case, in the meantime, the Magistrate passed the impugned order dismissing the complaint in default for want of prosecution. In view of the aforesaid reasons explained, present petition is directed to be allowed. The impugned order is set aside. The learned Magistrate is directed to proceed in accordance with law. The petitioner is directed to appear before the learned Trial Court on 30.05.2011. May 11, 2011 ( Alok Singh ) vkd Judge 2