Crl.A.671/2022

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

Criminal Appeal No 671 of 2022

(Arising out of SLP (Crl) No 1225 of 2022)

Jyoti Sharma

Appellant

Versus

State of Rajasthan and Another

Respondents

O R D E R

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Leave granted.

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Sessions Case No 6 of 2019 is pending before the Special Judge, Special

Court, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences¹ Act 2012 No 1, Jaipur

Metropolitan Second, Jaipur. Charges have been framed. The second

respondent, who is the accused is Additional Inspector General of the Police.

1“POCSO Act”

Digitally signed by

Chetan Kumar

Date: 2022.04.28

15:26:40 IST

Reason:

Signature Not Verified

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During the course of the trial the evidence which was sought to be adduced

by the prosecution was recorded. Final arguments were heard at which stage,

an application was filed on behalf of the complainant who is in appeal before

this Court, under Section 311 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 for

allowing PW-8 to be summoned for reexamination so as to produce a pen

drive in the evidence. The application was rejected by the trial Judge by an

order dated 7 December 2021. The trial Judge held that (i) the