JUDGMENT 1. - The question that arises in the misc. petition is as to whether hand-writing expert can be permitted to cross-examine another hand-writing expert ? 2. This question arises in the circumstances set-out below : The accused petitioners, during the cross-examination of hand-writing expert Mahendra Singh moved an application before learned trial court that they may be permitted to bring another hand-writing expert to cross-examine Mr. Mahendra Singh. Learned court below dismissed the application by order dated July 30, 2000. 3. Having heard the learned counsel Mr. M.K. Kaushik appearing for the petitioners as well as the learned Public Prosecutor Smt. Rekha Dhanker and perused the material on record. Learned counsel for M.K. Kaushik plate reliance on Govind Narain v. Smt. Chhoti Devi reported in AIR 1996 Rajasthan 170 . 4. This Court in Govind Narain v. Smt. Chhoti Devi (Supra) indicated that a recognised agent of a party is entitled to examine and cross-examine witnesses, as examining and cross-examing a witness is acting and not pleading. To plead means to argue in support of a cause. In other words pleadings only means addressing the court. An examination of the language of Section 119 of the Code of Civil Procedure demonstrates that the authors of the Code made a distinction between addressing the court and examining witnesses in court. 5. The learned counsel, appearing for the petitioners was permitted to cross-examine the witness Mahendra Singh and in my considered opinion, another hand-writing expert cannot be permitted to act of plead on behalf of the petitioners. It is petitioners only or their counsel can be permitted to cross-examine, present in the court. The case cited by the learned counsel is distinguishable and i do not find any merit in this case. 6. Accordingly, the criminal misc. petition is dismissed.Petition dismissed. *******