HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU WP(C) No. 998/2024 Ashok Kumar …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. Vikas Mangotra, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Nitin Dubey, Advocate vs UT of J&K and ors. .…. Respondent(s) Through: Mrs. Monika Kohli, Sr. AAG with Ms. Sagira Jaffer, Advocate Mr. Sachin Dogra, Advocate with Mr. Rahul Parihar, Advocate Ms. Monika Thakur, Advocate Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJNESH OSWAL, JUDGE ORDER 14.07.2026 1. Learned Senior counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the proceedings in the present petition be closed for the time being as the petitioner is facing trial for the commission of offence under Section 304-II IPC before the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge, Jammu. He further submits that the trial has almost reached at the stage of its conclusion as only two witnesses remain to be examined. Therefore, he submits that the learned trial court be requested to expedite the proceedings so that the remaining two witnesses are also examined without any delay. 2. Prayer made by the learned Senior counsel for the petitioner is not opposed by Mr. Sachin Dogra, Advocate. 3. In view of the above, the proceedings in the present petition are closed for the time being with liberty to the petitioner to get the same revived after the charge sheet filed against the petitioner is decided by the Serial No. 148 2 WP(C) No. 998/2024 learned trial court. In view of the fact that the petitioner has attained superannuation in the year 2021, so the learned trial court is requested to expedite the proceedings and not to grant adjournments unnecessarily to the prosecution as well as the petitioner. 4. Disposed of accordingly. 5. (RAJNESH OSWAL) JUDGE Jammu 14.07.2026 Neha-II NEHA KUMARI 2026.07.14 16:46 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document