IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M- 16122 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: December 21, 2011 Jasbir Singh .....Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab and another ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgement? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? PRESENT: Mr. Vipin Mahajan, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, DAG, Punjab, for the State. **** RANJIT SINGH, J. The petitioner seeks quashing of FIR registered against him on the ground that his co-accused has been acquitted. The petitioner is now facing trial and recording of evidence is in progress. The acquittal of co-accused would not be a valid ground to quash the FIR or the proceedings. Since the proceedings against the petitioner are in progress, he has to now face the entire proceedings and earn his acquittal in case it is so permitted by evidence and the material placed before the trial Court. It will be appropriate for the petitioner to face the trial and earn acquittal like his co-accused. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a driver and has to go out for earning his livelihood. Crl. Misc. No. M- 16122 of 2011 -2- The petitioner would be at liberty to move an application to seek exemption on the date he is unable to appear before the Court, which shall be considered in accordance with law. The petition is, accordingly, disposed of. Trial Court to proceed with the trial accordingly. December 21, 2011 ( RANJIT SINGH ) monika JUDGE