Criminal Misc. No. M-469 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-469 of 2011 Date of decision:- 13.01.2011 Sukhdev Singh and others ...Petitioners Versus Dharam Pal Singh ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present:- Mr. Gopal Singh Nahel, Advocate for the petitioners. RITU BAHRI J.(Oral) Learned counsel for the petitioners relies on the statement made by Baljit Kaur on 23.11.2010 in a complaint, initiated under Sections 406,498-A and 420 of Indian Penal Code read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code after the summoning order. She has stated that my father has filed this complaint to extract the money from her ex-husband Sukhdev Singh and his family members. Further submitted that the proceedings before the trial Court are going on and the next date fixed before the trial Court is 29.1.2011 for pre-charge evidence. Since the matter is pending before the trial Court, no interference, at this stage, will be exercised by this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. The petition is disposed of enabling the petitioner to take this plea before the trial Court, where the proceedings in the complaint case are going on. Personal appearance of petitioner Nos. 2 and 3 namely Gian Singh and Santokh Kaur is exempted in the complaint proceedings subject to the following conditions:- (i) petitioners shall be represented through counsel; (ii) shall not delay/stall the trial proceedings; (iii) shall not dispute their identity as accused: Criminal Misc. No. M-469 of 2011 -2- (iv) shall have no objection if the prosecution evidence is recorded in their absence but in the presence of his counsel; (v) shall appear before the trial Court as and when required by the trial Court; and (vi) any other condition which the learned trial Court may impose. January 13, 2011 ( RITU BAHRI ) Vijay Asija JUDGE