IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
AT CHANDIGARH
Criminal Misc. No.46713-M of 2007
Date of decision : 1.10.2008
Amit Kumar Jain .....Petitioner
Versus
Rupinder Singh and other ...Respondents
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CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. D. ANAND
Present: Mr. Padam Jain, Advocate for the petitioner.
Ms. Manjari Nehru, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab.
S. D. ANAND, J.
Reply filed on behalf of respondent No.1 is taken on record.
The petitioner-complainant has applied to obtain the
invalidation of the impugned order vide which the prosecution evidence
was ordered to be closed under the orders of the Court.
There can be no dispute that the prosecution had been
afforded as many as 25 opportunities for conclusion of its evidence. As
apparent from order dated 2.4.2007 (Annexure P-3), the Court had notified
the prosecution that last opportunity was being granted to it for concluding
its evidence for 14.5.2007. The trial in that case started in the year 2002.
A criminal Trial cannot be continued for an indefinite period. Allowance of
the plea shall amount of defeating the constitutional right of the accused to
have an expeditious trial.
In the light of the fore-going discussion, there is no merit in the
petition which shall stand dismissed.
October 01, 2008 (S. D. ANAND) Pka JUDGE