JUDGEMENT
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(1.) This petition has been filed under Section 401 of the
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C. for short) challenging
order dated 10.2.2011 passed by the Court of revision, whereby the
application under Section 319 Cr.P.C., for summoning of respondents
No.2 to 7, was dismissed.
(2.) FIR in question was registered on the basis of the
statement of Malkiat Singh. After investigation of the case, challan
was not presented against respondent Nos. 2 to 7 but was presented
against their co-accused. During the pendency of the trial,
prosecution moved an application under Section 319 Cr.P.C. for
summoning respondents No.2 to 7 to face the trial as additional
accused . Trial Court allowed the said application vide order dated
10.5.2010 (Annexure P-1). In revision, filed by respondents No.2 to
7, the said order was set aside by the Court of revision vide
impugned order dated 10.2.2011. Hence, the present petition.
After hearing learned counsel for the parties, I am of the
opinion that the present petition deserves to be dismissed.
(3.) In the present case, the FIR in question was lodged
during panchayat elections. Although respondents No.2 to 7 are
named in the FIR but no specific role has been attributed to them.
The said respondents were found innocent during investigation.;
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