IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-28638 of 2010 Date of Decision:- 22.11.2011 Gora Singh ....Petitioner(s) vs. State of Punjab ....Respondent(s) *** CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH *** Present:- Mr.N.S.Dadwal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.G.S.Brar, AAG, Punjab. *** AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (Oral) Counsel for the petitioner, after arguing the case for some time, does not press the present petition and states that the charge was framed in the case on 4.12.2006 but till date only one prosecution witness has been examined, that too a formal one. He also states that even the complainant has not been examined till date and prays that the trial Court be directed to expedite the trial. Counsel for the State, on instructions from HC Nirmal Singh, Police Station Division No.5, Ludhiana does not dispute the factual assertion made by the counsel for the petitioner. He states that the case is fixed for prosecution evidence and that too for statement of the complainant. In view of the above position, the present petition is permitted to be withdrawn with a direction to the trial Court to expedite the trial Crl.Misc.No.M-28638 of 2010 -2- preferably within a period of one year. Counsel for the petitioner prays for exemption from personal appearance of the petitioner. In case the petitioner moves an application for grant of exemption from personal appearance, the same shall be considered and decided by the trial Court in accordance with law. November 22, 2011 ( AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) poonam JUDGE