( 1 ) A case against Sardar Singh, Satinder Singh and Ram Rattan, under section 325 read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. was being tried by Shri A. C. Kher, Magistrate First Class, Delhi. The charge against the accused was that when on September 26, 1964, Shri N. C. Pun along with Shri R S. Oberoi, Notary Public, and Sarvshri Hari Chand, Madan Lal, Bal Kishan and Narinder Nath had gone to the shop of Sardar Singh to demand from his brother, Joginder Singh, the amount of a promissory note, the accused caused a grievous injury to Hari Chand On the completion of the prosecution and the defence evidence, the learned Magistrate heard arguments on Januaiy 28, 1967, and ordered the case to come up for pronouncement of judgment on the 31st of that month. That day, Sardar Singh accused did not appear but sent a certificate about his bng ill from a private medical practitioner. The case was, therefore, ad]'ourn (d to February 2 and Sardar Singh was required to get himself examined from the police surgeon. The police surgeon vended the illness of Sardar Singh. on which further adjournments were given. In the meantime, Sardar Singh applied for transfer of the case.

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