2013 Supreme(Raj) 1113
KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA
Surajmal Karwa – Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan – Respondent
Advocates:
For the Petitioner:S.K. Vyas, Advocate.
For the State: Ashok Prajapat, P.P.
JUDGMENT
1. - The present revision petition has been filed by the accused. He has made a grievance that the revisional Court had not followed mandate of Section 401(2) Cr.P.C.and the impugned order was passed without affording any opportunity of hearing to the accused.
2. Counsel for the petitioner has urged that revisional Court below has set aside the order whereby final report was accepted by the Magistrate without affording opportunity of hearing to the accused and thus prejudice has been caused to the accused. It is further contended that Section 401(2) Cr.P.C. specifically state that no order shall be passed by the revisional Court to the prejudice of the accused or any other person unless he had an opportunity of being heard either personally or by the pleader in his own defence.
3. To appreciate the above said arguments, it will be necessary to recapitulate brief facts. Kumbha Ram respondent no. 2 on 04.04.2003 submitted a complaint against the petitioner and other accused. The said complaint was sent for investigation under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. and on basis thereof FIR no. 79/2003 was registered at Sujangarh Police Station District Churu for the offences under Sections 420
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