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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
MR. JUSTICE GANESH RAM MEENA, J
Ramdev Singh, Dy. Superintendent Of Police, Laxmangath At Present Addl. Superintendent Of Police – Appellant
Versus
State Of Rajasthan – Respondent
ORDER :
Ganesh Ram Meena, J.
1. This revision petition has been filed by the accused petitioners with a challenge to order dated 19.09.2005, passed by the Court of Addl. Sessions Judge, Laxmangarh, District Alwar (for short, 'the revisional Court') in Criminal Revision No. 34/2005, whereby the revisional Court had set aside the order dated 18.05.2005, passed by the Court of Judicial Magistrate, Kathumar in Criminal Case No. 298/2001 and remanded the matter back to the trial Court with a direction for pre-charge evidence and after hearing the arguments on the charge, to pass an order according to law.
2. By order dated 18.05.2005, which was challenged in revision petition by the complainant respondent, the Judicial Magistrate, on an application filed by the accused petitioner u/S 197 CrPC, discharged the accused petitioners from the allegation of offence u/S 304A IPC .
3. The brief facts of the case are that a criminal case bearing FIR No. 15/1999 was registered at Police Station Khedli for offences punishable u/S 363, 366 IPC as regards the kidnapping of a girl. Since the kidnapped girl could not be traced out by the police, the public started an agitation and a panchayat was held in v
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