IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-29588 of 2008 Date of decision: 28th April, 2009 Joga Singh … Petitioner Versus State of Haryana … Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: None for the petitioner. Mr. S.S. Pattar, Sr. Deputy Advocate General, Haryana for the State. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present petition was filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. and quashing of FIR No. 260 dated 09.12.2007 registered at Mahesh Nagar Police Station, Ambala Cantt under Sections 384/34 IPC and Sections 7 and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 was sought. Present case was listed on November 12, 2008, when it was adjourned to 25th November, 2008. On 25th November, 2008, the case was adjourned sine-die with the order that same be put up for hearing as and when documents are placed on record. On March 19, 2009, copy of report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. (challan) (Annexure P-3) was taken on record, but nobody was present on the second call also, and in the interest of justice, case was adjourned for today, i.e. 28th April, 2009. Today again, nobody is present. Criminal Misc. No. M-29588 of 2008 It is probable that by now, trial may have concluded or may have made significant progress or the present petition is not being defended for lack of necessary follow-up. Therefore, this Court is constrained to dismiss the present petition with liberty to counsel for the petitioner to revive the same in case any grievance subsist. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE April 28, 2009 rps 2