ORDER

1. The petitioner/accused, who are facing trial in C.C.No.85 of 2014 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Vandavasi, Triuvannamalai District, filed a petition under Section 311 Cr.P.C. seeking recall of PW1, PW2, PW4 and PW5 for cross examination. The Trial Court by order dated 20.02.2026 dismissed the same. Challenging the same, the present petition has been filed.

2. The contention of the petitioners is that the petitioners are facing charges under Sections 294(b), 323 and 506(i) IPC. According to the petitioners, PW1, PW2, PW4 and PW5, who are eyewitnesses and the relatives of the petitioners, have not been cross examined so far. It was further contended that PW1 and PW2 were examined on a single day, while PW4 and PW5 were examined after a long interval of five years, hence they have not been cross examined effectively.

3. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) strongly opposed the petitioners’ contention stating that the case is of the year 2014 and has been prolonged for more than a decade due to the conduct of the petitioners. Earlier, the petitioners filed a recall petition and the same was dismissed. Subsequently, the case was posted for judgment on 0