IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No. 1434 of 2011. Date of Decision : 13.9.2011. Bhupinder Singh ...... Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ...... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Ms. Loveleen Dhaliwal, Advocate for Mr. J.S. Lalli, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Satyavir Yadav, DAG, Haryana. Mr. Ashit Malik, Advocate, for the complainant. NAWAB SINGH J. Challenge is to the order dated June 8th, 2011 passed by Judicial Magistrate First Class, Karnal, whereby application filed by prosecution to prove Medico-legal Report prepared by Dr. K.C. Sachdeva (since deceased) by leading secondary evidence, was dismissed. It has been contended by learned counsel for the complainant-petitioner that Dr. K.C. Sachdeva who conducted the MLRs has expired and therefore, Dr. Sandeep Sachdeva is required to be summoned to prove the MLRs who was performing duties with Dr. K.C. Sachdeva in the same hospital. This Court is of the opinion that examination of Dr. Sandeep Sachdeva is necessary for the just decision of the case. Even otherwise, MLR is a public document. When the executant of a document is dead, then it can very well be proved by a person who is acquainted with the handwriting of the deceased. Hence, the revision is accepted. Order under challenge is set-aside. Prosecution is granted permission to prove the Medico-legal Reports prepared by Dr. K.C. Sachdeva (since deceased) by examining Dr. Sandeep Sachdeva. 13.9.2011. (NAWAB SINGH) SN JUDGE