IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

206 CRM-M-56945-2023 (O&M)

Date of decision: 02.02.2026 Jagroop Singh and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present:- Mr. B. S. Jaswal, Advocate for the petitioners.

Ms. Sakshi Bakshi, AAG, Punjab.

MANISHA BATRA, J. (Oral)

1. Prayer in this petition is for quashing the order dated 20.10.2023 (Annexure P-13), passed by the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge, Amritsar in case arising out of FIR No. 103 dated 03.05.2022, registered under Sections 302, 307, 148 and 149 of IPC (Sections 323,324, 326 and 450 of IPC added later on) at Police Station Jandiala, District Amritsar, whereby the cross-examination of PW-1 to PW-3 has been ordered to be treated as nil

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that they are facing trial in the aforesaid FIR and have been regularly appearing before the learned trial Court. The cross-examination of PW-1 to PW-3, namely Kashmir Kaur, Lakhwinder Singh and Joginder Singh, was conducted by the defence counsel of accused Sudesh. The petitioners had engaged counsel to defend their case on the same day and had