IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 05.02.2026 JATINDER KUMAR @ MONU AND OTHERS ......Petitioners Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE KIRTI SINGH Present: Mr. Achin Gupta, Advocate and Mr. Karan Bansal, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Yadwinder Singh, AAG, Punjab.

Ms. Gursimran Kaur, Advocate for Mr. Puneet Sharma, Advocate for respondent No.2.

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KIRTI SINGH , J. (ORAL)

1. The challenge in the present petition is to the impugned order dated 07.10.2017, passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Faridkot, whereby the application filed by the learned Public Prosecutor under Section 319 Cr.P.C. for summoning the petitioners as additional accused to face trial has been allowed.

2. The instant FIR was registered on the statement of the mother of the deceased under Section 306 of IPC. The translated version of the FIR is reproduced below:-

“Statement of xxxx wife of late Narinder Sharma, resident of Bhagwati Mandir, House No. R-25, Mahesh Nagar, Ambala Cantt, aged about 54 years, Mobile No. 94163-xxxx, 94169-xxxxx. Stated that I am resident of above said address and I am employed at Telephone Office, GMT Off