119 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-20698-2025 Date of decision: 22.04.2025 Gurkirat Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Parminder Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Geeta Sharma, DAG, Haryana. HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL) The present petition has been filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking issuance of direction for expedient and time bound disposal of the trial in case bearing FIR No.99 dated 14.03.2020 under Sections 302/341/323/34 of IPC registered at Police Station Tarori, District Karnal. Learned counsel for the petitioner inter alia contends that the petitioner is facing trial in the FIR (supra) before the learned Juvenile Justice Board, whereas, the trial against the main accused is concluded and more than five years have passed from the registration of the FIR (supra), the petitioner is facing inconvenience in attending the case on each and every date and the delay in conclusion of the trial is not attributable to the petitioner at all. The learned State counsel on the other hand submits that the next date before the learned Juvenile Justice Board is 12.05.2025 and the jurisdictional police authorities will make all efforts to produce the relevant witnesses. Neha 2025.04.23 10:08 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-20698-2025 -2- In view of the limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner, the present petition is disposed of and the learned Juvenile Justice Board, Karnal is directed to dispose of the case in FIR (supra) expeditiously, preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. Disposed of accordingly. (HARPREET SINGH BRAR) JUDGE 22.04.2025 Neha Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No Neha 2025.04.23 10:08 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document