1. This petition has been filed under S.482 of the CrPC for setting aside the order of a Metropolitan Magistrate dated 9-1-2002 by which she had taken cognizance of the offence under S.323/394/397 read with S.506 (II) IPC against the petitioner Jitender Singh alias Motu, Inder Pal Singh alias Billo and Harvinder Pal Singh alias Meena to stand trial in the case along with co - accused.

2. The facts giving rise to this petition, briefly stated, are that a case FIR No. 295/95 was registered at P.S. Inderpuri on 19-11-1995 for offences under S.394 and S.506 IPC. This case was registered on the complaint of one Sanjay. The complainant alleged in the FIR that he was a student and on 19-11-1995 at about 9 AM he went out to buy sweets at Aggarwal Sweets, Main Bazar, Inderpuri. He met four boys Kaku (accused Gurvinder Pal Singh), Billo (Inder Pal Singh), Motu (Jitender Singh) and Meena (Harvinder Pal Singh) who were known to him from before as they also resided in the same locality. They started giving fist blows and kick to him inside the shop. Billo i.e. the petitioner No. 2 Inder Pal Singh snatched a chain which he was wearing around his neck. He suffered injuries at his face. Jitender