Proper assessment of evidence and application of the law laid down by the apex court are essential in deciding applications under Section 319 Cr. P. C.

( 1 ) THE present revision has been filed against the order dated 26. 7. 2004 passed by Additional Sessions Judge Court no. 3 Fatehpur in Sessions Trial No. 802/2001. State v Rakesh Singh and others.

( 2 ) THE brief facts, giving rise to the present revision, are that revisionist gyanendra Singh lodged the report (Annexure 2) against Rakesh Singh, Kalika Singh raj Karan Singh and Ram Singh who reached the place of occurrence with the fire arm and injured Shyam Singh and Ram singh. The case was investigated and Investigating officer submitted chargesheet only against two accused leaving Kalika Singh and Raj Karan Singh. The case was committed to the court of Session and during the course of trial two witnesses namely gyanendra Singh Complainant was examined as pw1 and Shyam Singh was examined as PW2 After their examination the prosecution moved an application for summoning Kalika Singh and Raj Karan Singh as accused to stand trial together with the accused already facing trial requesting the court to invoke the provisions of Section 319 cr. P. C. The trial court dismissed the said application by the impugned order.

( 3 ) BEING aggrieved this revision has been filed by the appellant.

( 4 ) I have heard learned counsel for the complainant revisionist learned AGA and perused the record of the case. The revisionist had filed copy of the FIR injury reports of shyam Singh and Ram Singh and statement of Shyam Singh and Gyanendra Singh. The injury report of Shyam Singh shows about eight fire arm injuries and one abrasion. Similarly the injury report of Ram Singh shows about seven fire arm injuries. The statement of Gyanendra Singh shows that all the accused including Kalika Singh and raj Karan Singh had appeared at the scene of occurrence with guns and all the four accused fired on Shyam Singh and Ram singh. Similar statement has been given by shyam Singh PW2. The statements of complainant and injured coupled with the injury report make out a prima facie case. However, the trial judge entertained the objection filed by co-accused facing trial, and by misinterpreting the law and fact dismissed the application. The co-accused has no locus standi to contest the said application. The application for invoking Section 319 Cr. P. C. was moved by the prosecution and it was for the court to assess the evidence and come to conclusion. The court has considered the defence (alibi) of one of the accused Raj Karan Singh who was a police constable. The case against the other person Kalika Singh was rejected as there was no direct evidence nor any fire arm was recovered. It is highly surprising as to how the trial court has assessed this type of evidence. The trial court has observed that there is no proper evidence at this stage to summon Kalika Singh and Raj Karan Singh under Section 319 Cr. P. C. As has been discussed above, in the statement of complainant and one injured they have stated that kalika Singh and Raj Karan Singh also fired by firearm. The injury reports show number of injuries on the body of two injured and what could be more than this as the proper evidence or direct evidence.

( 5 ) THE trial judge has relied upon judgments of apex Court Smt. Rukhasana khatoon v. Sakhawat Hussain 2002 (44)ACC 411 : (2002 All LJ 1516) quoted out few lines from the head note and never cared to read the law laid down and apply the same. The trial Judge again relied upon 1999 (38) All Cri C 123 : (1999 All LJ 539 : 1999 cri LJ 1865) (in the order wrongly typed as 193) and left it by simply quoting few lines from the head note. Both the judgement quoted above show that the trial court was fully empowered to summon the accused after invoking the provisions of Section 319 cr. P. C. In cases where accused has been named in the FIR but during investigation no charge sheet was filed against him. Such person can be summoned under Section 319 cr. P. C. by the court if sufficient evidence existed against him. The trial judge no doubt cited the said authority but

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