IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-30865 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: October 13, 2011 Harmeet Kaur @ Rani and another ….Petitioners Versus Tejinder Singh @ Rimpi. … Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH 1. Whether reporters of local news papers may be Allowed to see judgment? 2. To be referred to reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Mr. S.S. Swaich, Advocate, for the petitioners. Alok Singh, J. (Oral) Present petition is filed challenging order dated 09.09.2011 passed by learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Chandigarh, whereby evidence of the petitioners in the case under Section 125 Cr.P.C. was directed to be closed. Learned counsel for the petitioners has vehemently argued that parties are exploring the possibility of a compromise, however, if matter is not compromised, a last opportunity be given to the petitioners to lead evidence Crl. Misc. No. M-30865 of 2011 in the case pending before the learned Trial Court under Section 125 Cr.P.C. Having considered peculiar facts and circumstances of the case, in the opinion of this Court, one last opportunity should be granted to the petitioners for the petitioners’ evidence. Present petition is disposed of with direction that petitioners shall appear before the learned Magistrate for evidence along with their witnesses, if any, on the next date fixed. On the date fixed, learned Magistrate shall allow the petitioners to place/lead their evidence. Learned Magistrate shall accept the evidence of the petitioners on the next date fixed and thereafter, shall take the evidence of the respondent and shall dispose of the case preferably within six months from the date certified copy of this order is placed before the learned Magistrate. If petitioners fail to lead evidence on the next date fixed before the learned Magistrate, petitioners shall have no other opportunity to lead their evidence. If respondent feels aggrieved by this order, he shall be at liberty to approach this Court for recalling of this order. October 13, 2011 ( Alok Singh ) vkd Judge 2