IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-20326 of 2009 Date of decision : 28.07.2009 Ghulla Singh and another ....Petitioners V/s State of Punjab and another ....Respondents BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. D.S. Pheruman, Advocate for the petitioners. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that he may be allowed to withdraw the present petition with liberty to raise all the pleas before the trial court at the first instance. Dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as aforesaid. Learned counsel for the petitioner, however, submits that the petitioners are the residents of Village Ghuramau, Tehsil Hassanganj, district Unnao in Uttar Pradesh. Counsel submits that the petitioners will have to travel a long distance to the trial court at Zira on each and every date of hearing. He, therefore, prays that after the petitioners put in appearance before the trial court pursuant to the process issued, they may be allowed to appear on subsequent dates through their counsel. Petitioner No. 1 is stated to be quite old. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that the trial court shall exempt the appearance of petitioner No. 1 on such terms and conditions as it may deem fit and on such dates when the Crl. Misc No. M-20326 of 2009 -2- presence of petitioner No. 1 is not absolutely necessary. However, petitioner No. 2 shall continue to appear before the trial court. 28.07.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE