JUDGMENT :

The challenge in this petition is made to an order framing charge dated 16.09.2016, passed in Criminal Case No. 2672 of 2014, State vs. Balli Singh Cheema and others, by the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rudrapur, District Udham Singh Nagar (for short, “the case”). The petitioners have been charged for the offences punishable under Sections 143, 145 and 188 IPC. Challenge has also been made to the judgment and order dated 13.09.2018, passed in the Criminal Revision No.247 of 2016, Ravindra Singh and another vs. State of Uttarakhand, by the court of 1st Additional Sessions Judge, District Udham Singh Nagar (for short, “the revision”). By this order, the order dated 16.09.2016, passed in the case has been upheld.

2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.

3. The case is based on an FIR lodged against the petitioner and others on 21.04.2014 at Police Station Rudrapur, District Udham Singh Nagar. The FIR has been lodged by Senior Sub Inspector, Vikram Rathore. According to it, on the date of incident at about 09:00 PM, when the informant was on patrolling duty, he spotted some persons sitting on the ground on the mattresses outside the SSP Camp Offic