IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 27.01.2025 Monika Kumari ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE KIRTI SINGH Present:-. Mr. Sukhmeet Singh, Advocate for the petitioner *****

KIRTI SINGH, J.(Oral)

1. The present petition has been filed under Section 528 of BNSS 2023 for quashing of order dated 25.7.2024 (P-2) passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Ludhiana in FIR No.292 dated 25.10.2022 registered under Sections 363, 366-A, 376, 120-B IPC and Section 4 of POCSO Act at Police Station Sahnewal, District Ludhiana, whereby cross examination of PW1 to PW4 has been treated as Nil and order dated 25.10.2024 (Annexure P-5) passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Ludhiana vide which application filed by petitioner for recalling PW1 to PW4 for cross examination has been dismissed.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the aforementioned FIR was registered against co-accused Akshay. Later on offences under Sections 366-A, 376, 120-B IPC and Section 4 of POCSO Act were added in the FIR. He further submits that thereafter the petitioner was nominated as accused in the FIR and he was gr