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2016 Supreme(P&H) 444

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
Before
The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kuldip Singh
CRR No.862 of 2011 (O&M)
Balwant Rai
v.
Raj Kumar & Ors.
{Decided on 12/01/2016}

Advocates:
For the Petitioner:Mr. Ashwani Bhardwaj, Advocate.
For the Respondents:Mr. N.S. Shekhawat, Advocate.

Headnote:Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.307--Attempt to Murder--Revision--Complaint case and State case with respect to same occurrence--Complainant filed complaint case but summoning order were quashed--Revision against such order filed after six years and that after his conviction under State case--Complaint held to be rightly dismissed--Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.482 & S.401. (Para 11)

JUDGMENT

Mr. Kuldip Singh, J.: (Oral) - Impugned in the present revision is the order dated 15.3.2011, passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Fatehabad, vide which, two separate revisions were filed by the accused against the summoning order dated 3.7.2009 were allowed and the complaint filed by the complainant was dismissed.

2. Complainant had filed a complaint before the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Fatehabad under Sections 307, 323, 506, 147, 148, 148 IPC on 3.9.2003 against the eight accused. The Magistrate recorded the evidence and ultimately it appears that matter was put up before learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Ratia, who vide order dated 3.7.2009 passed the summoning order wherein the accused were ordered to face the trial for commission of offence punishable under Sections 147, 148, 323, 307 read with Sections 149 and 506 IPC. The accused being aggrieved of the said order challenged the said order by way of revision, which was allowed vide order dated 15.3.2011.

3. The complainant is aggrieved of the order passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Fatehabad.

4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have also carefully gone through the file.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that the ground on which the revision has been allowed is that the State case bearing FIR No.182 dated 12.4.2003 under Sections 307, 323, 324, 325, 353, 148, 149, 506 IPC was also registered regarding the same occurrence against the complainant and 37 other persons on the statement made by Raj Kumar -accused. Therefore, the complaint case and the State case should have been tried together under Section 210 Cr.P.C. It was held that in the State case the complainant and others have been convicted and sentenced vide order dated 6.3.2009. Therefore, the present complaint is nothing but misuse of the process of Court.

6. Before this Court, a copy of the judgment of the State case has been filed. It comes out that as per allegations levelled by the accused, there was a dispute regarding land. Present complainant was tenant in the disputed land. On 9.4.2003, the proceedings under Section 145 Cr.P.C. were initiated and receiver was appointed. Receiver took the possession of the land on 10.4.2003. On 11.4.2003, the present incident took place in the presence of the receiver, police officials and the accused party. By way of Civil Misc. application, a copy of the judgment of the criminal case has been produced which shows that the State case was committed to the Court of Sessions by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Fatehabad vide his order dated 3.7.2003. 38 persons were tried for various offences, including Sections 307 and 353 IPC. Section 353 IPC was introduced on account of accused allegedly assaulting the receiver and the police officials. In this way, it is clear that the occurrence took place in the presence of the receiver as well as police officials. In the State case, it was stated that 50-60 persons assaulted the receiver, police officials and the present accused party. The occurrence took place in the disputed land. The perusal of the judgment of the State case shows that accused were given opportunity to lead defence evidence and there the version of the accused as given in the present complaint was considered. The evidence led in support of the said version was also considered. It was held that the present complainant and others were the aggressors and accordingly, 37 persons were convicted and sentenced.

7. The present complaint was filed on 3.7.2003, when apparently the State case was committed to the Court of Sessions. The preliminary evidence continued and ultimately summoning order was passed on 3.7.2009 i.e. after six years. In the meanwhile, the present complainant and others were convicted in the State case and on account of the exemption application filed before the lower Court, it came to the notice of the lower Court that the complainant has been convicted in the State case.








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