Criminal Misc. No. M-15700 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M-15700 of 2011 Date of Decision: 20.5.2011 Sohan Lal …Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and Others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Rakesh Bakshi, Advocate for the petitioner. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying that order dated 9.11.2010 (Annexure P1), passed by the Court of Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Ambala, whereby instead of issuing a direction under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C., she had called upon the complainant to produce his preliminary evidence as well as the order dated 20.12.2010 (Annexure P2), passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Ambala, affirming the order at Annexure P1 be quashed. From a perusal of the contents of the complaint, it is apparent that discretion has been validly exercised by the Judicial Magistrate Ist Class to call upon the complainant to lead preliminary evidence. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he will modify the prayer made in the present petition and urges that the Court of Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Ambala, be directed to take final Criminal Misc. No. M-15700 of 2011 2 decision in the complaint on the basis of preliminary evidence to be led by the complainant/petitioner within a specified time. I find merit in this prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner. Accordingly, the present petition is disposed of with a direction that the Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Ambala, shall give short adjournment to enable the complainant to conclude his entire preliminary evidence within a period of three months from the next date fixed before it i.e. 27.8.2011 and after the preliminary evidence is concluded, within a period of one month thereafter, the Judicial Magistrate Ist Class shall formulate his final opinion and pass necessary orders, in accordance with the provisions of law. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge May 20, 2011 “DK”