Criminal Misc. No. M-11118 of 2009 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M-11118 of 2009 Date of Decision: 24.4.2009 Smt. Narinder Kaur and Others …Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and Another …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Pankaj Bali, Advocate for the petitioners. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) Counsel for the petitioners states that he be permitted to withdraw the present petition with liberty to raise all arguments before the trial Court at appropriate stage. As prayed, the present petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty aforesaid. Petitioners No.1 and 2 are sisters of the husband of the complainant, whereas petitioner No.3 is mother of husband of the complainant. Counsel for the petitioners submits that taking into consideration relationship and the fact that petitioners No.1 & 2 reside at far away place and petitioner No.3 is old lady, personal appearance of the petitioners be exempted before the trial Court. I find merit in this contention of counsel for the petitioners. Criminal Misc. No. M-11118 of 2009 2 Accordingly, personal appearance of the petitioners is exempted before the trial Court subject to filing an undertaking that they shall cause appearance as and when required and the evidence recorded in their absence but in the presence of their counsel shall be binding upon them. Trial Court may also specify any other condition in the undertaking to be furnished by the petitioners. On the furnishing of undertaking, the personal appearance of petitioners shall stand exempted. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge April 24, 2009 “DK”