Bhagwan Dass Madan v. Ut Of Chandigarh And ANR

CRM-M-34769-2011 (O&M)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CRM-M-34769-2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: February 19, 2015 Bhagwan Dass Madan

...Petitioner

Versus

State of Union Territory, Chandigarh and another

...Respondents

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NARESH KUMAR SANGHI

Present:

Mr. R.D. Sehgal, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Sukant Gupta, Addl. Public Prosecutor, for the respondent- U.T. Chandigarh.

NARESH KUMAR SANGHI, J. (Oral) Learned counsel prays for withdrawal of the present petition to enable the petitioner to take all the pleas before learned Court below. However, he submits that the petitioner is about 79 years old and is at the fag end of his life, therefore, learned Trial Court be directed to expedite the trial. Learned counsel for the State has no objection to the above prayer. However, on instructions from SI Ramesh Kumar of Police Station, Sector 11, Chandigarh, he submits that out of 33 PRASHANT KAPOOR 2015.02.20 18:40 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document

CRM-M-34769-2011 (O&M) witnesses, 13 have been examined and the next date before learned Trial Court is 2.3.2015.

Disposed of with a direction to the learned Trial Court to expedite the trial and conclude the same preferably within four months from the next date of hearing.

(NARESH KUMAR SANGHI) February 19, 2015 JUDGE Pkapoor PRASHANT KAPOOR 2015.02.20 18:40 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document