IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 117 CRM-M-20446-2025 (O&M) Date of Decision: 25.08.2025. Gurdial Singh ...Petitioner. Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent. *** CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUKHVINDER KAUR ....... Present: Mr. Mehakpreet Sigh, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Gagandeep Kaur, DAG, Punjab. *** SUKHVINDER KAUR , J. Prayer in the instant petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, is for issuance of direction to the trial Court for speedy disposal of trial in connection with FIR No.68 dated 01.11.2019, under Sections 326, 324, 323, 427, 34 of IPC, registered at Police Station Kahnuwan, District Gurdaspur, expeditiously. Vide order dated 08.07.2025 passed by this Court, report from the Court concerned was called. In compliance of the order of this Court, report dated 11.08.2025 from the trial Court has been received, wherein it has been submitted that, in the present case challan was presented on 20.11.2020. Charge was framed against the accused persons on 18.10.2021 and uptil now 10 prosecution witnesses have been examined. One of the accused Gurbinder Singh was declared proclaimed offender vide order dated 07.10.2023. Now the present case is fixed for 11.09.2025 for prosecution evidence. KOMAL 2025.08.27 17:32 I attest to the accuracy of this document CRM-M-20446-2025 (O&M) -2- To the same effect, status report by way of an affidavit of Kulwant Singh, PPS, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Rural, Gurdaspur has also been filed on behalf of the respondent-State and the same is taken on record. Since the trial in aforesaid FIR in question is pending adjudication before the trial Court since the year 2020 and speedy trial is a fundamental right of the petitioner enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, it would be in the interest of justice if the trial Court is directed to expedite the trial in said FIR. Accordingly, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the trial Court to proceed with trial expeditiously, as per law and make earnest endeavour to decide it, at the earliest. Disposed of accordingly. (SUKHVINDER KAUR) JUDGE 25.08.2025. Komal Whether speaking/reasoned? : Yes/ No Whether reportable? : Yes/ No KOMAL 2025.08.27 17:32 I attest to the accuracy of this document