PARAMJIT SINGH AND ANOTHER vs STATE OF U.T CHANDIGARH

CRM-M-37529-2026(O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-37529-2026(O&M) Date of decision: 14.07.2026 Paramjit Singh and another … Petitioners Versus State of U.T. Chandigarh … Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH Present: Mr. Aakash Rana, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Vaibhav Mittal, Addl. PP, UT, Chandigarh. *** SANJAY VASHISTH, J. (ORAL) 1. Instant petition has been filed under Section 528 of BNSS, for setting aside of order dated 01.04.2026 (Annexure P-7), passed by learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chandigarh, whereby cross-examination of complainant-Harshdeep Singh (PW2) was treated as ‘Nil’ and the opportunity to cross-examine PW2 was closed. There is a challenge to the order dated 25.05.2026 (Annexure P-9) also, whereby application filed by the petitioner under Section 311 Cr.P.C. for recalling the prosecution witness Harshdeep Singh (PW2) for conducting cross-examination was dismissed. 2. As per application, petitioners are facing trial in FIR No.0117 dated 18.07.2022, registered under Sections 406, 420 and 120-B IPC (corresponding to Sections 316, 318(4) and 61 of the BNS) at Police Station Central Sector-17, Chandigarh. T