The Punjab High Court and Haryana expressed resentment on postponing the cross -examination of the witness in the murder case, the explanation that the trial judge sought

The Punjab High Court and Haryana expressed dissatisfaction with the postponement of the cross -examination of the witness in the murder case, the Trial Judge Punjab and the Haryana High Court expressed dissatisfaction with the attitude of the lower court over the delays in the hearing of a murder case in Jhajjar. The court sought an answer from the trial judge for postponing the witness for seven weeks. Justice Sumit Goyal called it to a fair trial and called the Supreme Court instructions. The Punjab High Court and the Haryana High Court expressed resentment for postponing the cross -examination of the witness in the murder case, the State Bureau, Chandigarh. During the trial of a murder case registered in the Jhajjar district, the High Court in Punjab and Haryana took a difficult position. The Supreme Court sought an explanation of the trial judge for postponing the cross -examination of the leading witness for seven weeks. Justice Sumit Goyal said what the Judge Sumit Goyal said that such a delay is contrary to the principles of fair trial (fair trial) and a violation of the decisions of the Supreme Court. The court cited Vinod Kumar vs Punjab state (2015) of the Supreme Court and the recently given Celvamy vs State (2024), making it clear that the witness of the witness must be fulfilled on the same day, the day on which his main statement was recorded. Witnesses can also be delayed and affect justice. In this case, the complaint of the complainant/eyes, Vinod Kumar, was partially investigated and was postponed by September 22. In the trial report on the bail pleaded, the trial judge said that separate attorneys appeared on behalf of the nine accused and that everyone claimed different cross -examination, which could not be fulfilled on a single day’s testimony of the witness. The Supreme Court called the trial judge at the administrative level as worrying. The case is related to the fir submitted in Jhajjar. The regular bail of the accused is being heard in the Supreme Court.