JUDGMENT

Deepak Sibal, J —Through the instant application filed under Section 378 (4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short Cr.P.C.), the applicant seeks grant of special leave to appeal against the judgment dated 21.09.2016 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Patiala (for short the trial court), through which the respondents have been acquitted of the charges framed against them under Sections 452, 382, 379, 323, 506, 342, 382, 392, 364, 149, 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short IPC).

2. Briefly stated, the case of the applicant-complainant, as per the complaint filed before the Court of Illaqa Magistrate, is that the complainant is in the business of grinding of mustard oil, grains and spices as well as rice shelling. On 04.08.2006 at 07:00 PM, respondents Dhanna Singh, Kuldeep Singh and Sarabjit Singh, after coming to the applicant's residence, abused and threatened to kill him and his family members if he did not withdraw the case filed by him which was pending in the court of Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Patiala. As per the allegations, the aforesaid respondents were armed and respondents Nirmal Dass and Kuldeep Singh caught hold of the applicant whe