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2026 Supreme(Online)(P&H) 79329

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
Sheel Nagu, CJ, Sanjiv Berry, J
Jugnu – Appellant
Versus
State Of Haryana – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Lalit Singla, Varsha Sharma, Edward Augustine George
For the Respondents: Svaneel Jaswal

Table of Content
1. factual background involving hostile testimony due to threats. (Para 1 , 2)
2. assessment of trial court's dismissal of witness recall application. (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9)
3. principles governing judicial discretion under section 311 crpc for fair trial. (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15)
4. setting aside improper order and allowing witness re-examination. (Para 16 , 17 , 18)

SANJIV BERRY, J.

1. By way of the instant revision petition, petitioner has assailed impugned order dated 30.09.2025 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Kurukshetra in SC No. 145 of 2023 titled as “State vs. Hardeep & Ors.”, wherein the petitioner is the complainant in FIR No.13 dated 09.01.2023 under Sections 148, 149, 323,326, 307 and 379-B IPC and Section 16 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 registered at Police Station Sadar Thanesar, District Kurukshetra, Haryana, whereby the application under Section 311 Cr.P.C moved by the complainant-petitioner for recall and re-examination as a witness was dismissed.

2. Briefly stating the facts of the case are that the petitioner had been a agriculturist by occupation and a licensed liquor contractor since 2018, the

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