Hari Pal Verma, J.:-

1. Through the instant petition filed under Section 482 CrPC, the petitioner has sought quashing of order dated 6.4.2015 (Annexure P6), whereby on an application filed by the complainant through Additional Public Prosecutor under Section 311 CrPC, learned Additional Sessions Judge, Jalandhar has allowed the prosecution to produce on record the photographs and CD which were not produced by the police while submitting report under Section 173 CrPC.

2. Briefly stated, the petitioner got married with the complainant namely Paloma Kumari (respondent No. 2) on 19.10.2009. The complainant was B.A B.Ed., PGDCA at the time of marriage. The petitioner co-operated with complainant-respondent No. 2 and extended financial support to her, so that she may pursue her further studies. Accordingly, the complainant did her M.Sc. (I.T.) from Punjabi Technical University, Jalandhar, but despite extending full cooperation by the petitioner and his family members, the complainant treated them rudely. She used to abuse them, so that the petitioner may live separately from his family after taking his share from his parents.

3. It is the case of the petitioner that when the petitioner refused to accept her unlawful demands, she made a complaint dated 11.6.2012 to the police, alleging harassment and demand of dowry. She even went to the extent of levelling vague allegation of forcible termination of her pregnancy against the petitioner and his family. A case FIR No. 63 dated 29.7.2012 under Sections 406, 498-A IPC was registered against the petitioner at Police Station Lambra, District Jalandhar. However, no offence under Section 313IPC was registered in the said FIR. The petitioner even moved the trial Court and filed a petition under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act for restitution of conjugal rights. In the meanwhile, the parents of the petitioner submitted a representation for fair enquiry and the complainant also submitted a representation to the concerned police. The matter was looked into by DSP, Sub Division Kartarpur, Jalandhar Rural and the complainant succeeded in getting Section 313 IPC added in the FIR without there being any truth or without verifying the facts. The police submitted report/challan under Section 406, 498-A, 313 IPC.

4. While the matter in the aforesaid FIR was pending before the trial Court, the prosecution filed an application dated 30.5.2014 under Section 311 CrPC for placing on record the photocopies and CD to prove its case. The very object of filing such application was aimed at to establish from such CD and photographs that the co-accused of the petitioner namely Bimla Devi was wearing the jewellery of the complainant at the time of marriage of her brother. The petitioner contested the said application and filed reply, denying the allegations made in the application. The petitioner has contended that in fact, the complainant is trying to prolong the trial by making unwarranted applications and the facts which are narrated in the CD/photographs were already in the knowledge of the complainant.

5. Considering the aforesaid application under Section 311 CrPC as well as the reply submitted by the petitioner-accused that the said CD and photographs sought to be produced by way of additional evidence is not a relevant piece of evidence, the trial Court vide order dated 6.4.2015 has allowed the application filed by the complainant.

6. It is the aforesaid order dated 6.4.2015, whereby the application of the complainant under Section 311CrPC for placing on record the photographs and CDs has been allowed, has been made subject matter of challenge in the instant petition.

7. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner.

8. It will be relevant to reproduce Section 311 CrPC which reads as under:--

"311. Power to summon material witness, or examine person present. Any Court may, at any stage of any inquiry, trial or other proceeding under this Code, summon any person as a witness, or examine any person in attendan

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