( 1 ) THE appellant abovenamed, on or about 20th August, 1977, filed a petition of complaint in the Court of the learned Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Calcutta, against respondent No. 1 and other four Police officials alleging the commission of offences under Ss. 325, 331, 348 and 509 of the Indian Penal Code and the learned Magistrate after perusing the complaint took cognizance and thereafter, examined the complainant and nine other witnesses and by an order dated 17th October, 1977, directed the issue or summons against respondent No. 1 under Ss. 166, 333/34, 331/34, 348/34 and 509 of the Indian Penal Code and also directed the issue of summons against the other four accused persons more or less of similar Sections as indicated earlier. Thereafter, by an order dated 20th December, 1978, the learned Magistrate committed the respondent No. 1 along with others to the City Civil and Sessions Court, Calcutta for trial under the Sections as mentioned above. The case of the complainant as would appear from her complaint was that she was residing at 7, Jowpur Road, Dum Dum along with her brother's wife Smt. Latika Guha, her mother and other family members and one Mrs. Go