Krishan Kumar @ Krishan Lal v. Kuldeep Singh and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab & Haryana High Court, Chandigarh | CRR-3198-2025 (O&M) | Decided 20.01.2026 by Anoop Chitkara, J. | Revision by complainant Krishan Kumar @ Krishan Lal versus Kuldeep Singh and others against order dated 05.04.2025 of JMIC, Assandh closing preliminary evidence in Criminal Complaint No. COMI-13-2022 (pending since 12.04.2022) despite the complainant's exemption application pleading illness; 158-day delay condoned (CRM-50504-2025); petition allowed; closure-of-evidence portion quashed and set aside subject to completion of evidence on two effective dates and two effective opportunities granted; complainant to appear 12.03.2026. Keywords: closure of preliminary evidence, exemption from personal appearance, summoning point, arguments on summoning, quashed and set aside, effective dates/opportunities.
What did the court decide?
Revision petition allowed. Order dated 05.04.2025 of the JMIC, Assandh quashed and set aside to the extent of closing the complainant's preliminary evidence, subject to the complainant completing his evidence on two effective dates; trial Court requested to grant two effective opportunities to conclude the entire evidence; complainant directed to appear before the trial Court on 12.03.2026 (the date fixed before it) and bring the witnesses he can bring on his own. Separately, delay of 158 days in filing the petition condoned and application CRM-50504-2025 allowed; all pending applications disposed of.