Crl.Misc.No.M-1093 of 2010 (O&M) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-1093 of 2010 (O&M). Date of Order: January 14, 2010. Gurmeet Kaur and others .. Petitioners VERSUS Joga Singh .. Respondent * * * CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.S.BEDI * * * PRESENT Mr.G.S.Punia, Advocate, for the petitioners. M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) Petitioners are facing criminal proceedings in a criminal complaint pending in the Court of Judicial Magistrate First Class, Mansa pertaining to an incident dated 20.05.2004, filed by the complainant-respondent Joga Singh. This petition has been filed for transfer of the complaint from Mansa to any Court of competent jurisdiction at Amloh District Fatehgarh Sahib, on the ground that petitioner Nos.1, 3 & 4 are ladies and petitioner Nos.2 & 3 are very old person. It is difficult for them to travel all the way from Fatehgarh Sahib to Mansa on each date of hearing. After hearing counsel for the petitioners and going . . . 1 Crl.Misc.No.M-1093 of 2010 (O&M) through the contents of the complaint, I am of the opinion that the complaint should have been decided expeditiously. Since there is no reason available before this Court for the protracted litigation initiated in the year 2004, till date, it is deemed appropriate, in the interest of justice, instead of transferring the complaint from Mansa to Fatehgarh Sahib, to issue a direction to the trial Court to expeditiously dispose of the complaint positively within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. It is also ordered that in case the petitioners move any application for exemption from personal appearance, the same shall be allowed and the trial Court will be at liberty to record the evidence in presence of counsel for the petitioners as per the provisions of Section 273 Cr.P.C. Exemption of accused will be subject to any conditions imposed by the trial Court. Copy of order be communicated to the trial Court well before the next date of hearing which is stated to be in April. Disposed of in limine. (M.M.S.BEDI) JUDGE January 14, 2010. rka . . . 2