128 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-39582-2025 Date of decision: 25.07.2025 BALTEJ SINGH ...PETITIONER V/S STATE OF PUNJAB ...RESPONDENT CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Amitoj Singh Dhaliwal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Subhash Godara, Addl. A.G. Punjab **** HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL) 1. Prayer in the present petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 is for quashing of FIR bearing No.30 dated 23.12.2024 registered under Sections 318 (4), 336(2), 338, 340(2), 61(2) of BNS, 2023 and Sections 66(C) and 66(D) of Information Technology Act, 2000 at Police Station Punjab State Cyber Crime Police Station, District SAS Nagar and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner wishes to withdraw the present petition and seeks liberty to raise all the pleas taken in the present petition, at the appropriate stage, during the course of trial and confines his prayer to the extent that petitioner is resident of District Moga and trial of the FIR (supra) is proceeding at District SAS Nagar and attending the trial on each and every date would cause great inconvenience and hardship to him as it would compel him to travel a long distance to appear before the trial Court. MANISHA 2025.07.28 17:11 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-39582-2025 -2- 3. The instant petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the liberty as prayed for. However, in view of the ratio laid down by this Court in CRM-M- 25963-2023 titled as ‘Suresh Kumar and another Vs. The State of Haryana and another’ 2023 (2) Law Herald 1498, the personal appearance of the petitioner before the learned trial Court is ordered to be exempted, subject to the following conditions:- i) petitioner shall be represented through his counsel; ii) shall not delay/stall the trial proceedings; iii) shall not dispute his identity as accused; iv) shall have no objection if the prosecution evidence is recorded in his absence but in the presence of his counsel; v) shall appear before the trial Court as and when required; and vi) any other condition, which the trial Court may impose. (HARPREET SINGH BRAR) July 25, 2025 JUDGE manisha (i) Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No (ii) Whether reportable Yes/No MANISHA 2025.07.28 17:11 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document