CIVIL APPEAL 781 of 1998 on 26 September 1994

1. Criminal Revision No. 781 of 1998 Date of Decision: 30.01.2008.

Pawan Kumar …PetitionerVersusState of U.T., Chandiarh. …Respondent2. Criminal Revision No. 782 of 1998Gurmeet …PetitionersVersusState of U.T., Chandigarh …RespondentAND3. Criminal Revision No. 780 of 1998Bhola Parsad …PetitionersVersusState of U.T., Chandigarh …PetitionersVersus …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA

Present: Ms. Jyoti Chaudhary, Advocate for the petitioner.for the petitioner.

Mr. Hemant Bassi, Advocate,

Standing counsel for U.T. Chandigarh.

Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral)

By this order, three criminal revision petition Nos. 781, 782and 780 of 1998 are disposed of together as the same arise from caseFIR No. 198 dated 26.9.1994 registered at Police Station Sector 39,Chandigarh, under Sections 420, 468, 471 & 511 IPC.

Ms. Jyoti Chaudhary, Advocate, appearing for the petitionerstates that the Court of learned Judicial Mgistrate Ist Class, Chandigarh,has acquitted co-accused of the petitioner.

Mr. Hemant Bassi, Advocate, appearing for U.T. Chandigarh isunable to repel this contention.

There is no doubt in case the Court, who has acquitted co-accused of the petitioner, the same benefit, if made out, shallautomatically be granted in favour of the petitioner. The petitioner isstated to be in bail. In case petitioner will cause appearance before thetrial Court on 14.2.2008, the trial Court shall conclude the trial withinthree months from today. Since in the present case, occurrence pertainsto 1993 and co-accused have been acquitted, this Court is making thetrial time bound.

With these observations, the present revision petition standsdisposed of.

The parties agree that this order can be read in the connectedrevision petitions.

(Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) JudgeJanuary 30, 2008“DK”