VEERJOT SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER

CRM-M-29902-2026 1 136 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-29902-2026 Date of decision: 25.05.2026 Veerjot Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and another ..... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ Present :- Mr. Ashish Nagar, Advocate for the petitioner. *** RAJESH BHARDWAJ, J. 1. Petitioner has approached this Court praying for setting aside the order dated 10.04.2026 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge/FTSC under POCSO Act, Ludhiana vide which the application dated 02.07.2025 filed by the petitioner for recalling material witnesses for further cross-examination during the pendency of Criminal Appeal bearing No.CRA-654/2024 vide which petitioner has been convicted by the learned trial Court vide judgment and conviction dated 05.07.2024 in FIR No.160 dated 24.11.2021, under Section 377 of the IPC and Section 4 of POCSO Act, registered at Police Station Daba, Ludhiana was dismissed. 2. Brief facts of the case are that the FIR in question was lodged by respondent-complainant. It was alleged that she has two sons, Rohit and Subny. Rohit was residing with her in her house. It was alleged that Rohit has three children and the