JUDGEMENT
TEJINDER SINGH DHINDSA, J. -
(1.) THE instant revision petition is directed against the
order dated 24.8.2013 in the light of which an application
forwarded by the Public Prosecutor under Section 319 of the Code
of Criminal Procedure has been accepted and the petitioner, along
with another, has been summoned to face trial as additional
accused under Sections 307/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 25 of
the Arms Act in FIR No.259 dated 25.5.2012 registered at Police
Station Sadar Bhiwani.
(2.) BRIEF facts as emanating from the pleadings are that FIR No.259 dated 25.5.2012, under Sections 147, 148, 307, 120 -B
and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and 25/54/59 of the Arms Act
and 61 of the Excise Act was registered at Police Station Sadar
Bhiwani against Jitender and others. Petitioner was neither
named in the FIR nor was any role attributed to him. Case of the
prosecution was that when the police party was patrolling at bus
stand Taalu, a secret informer passed information that in village
Dhanana near Desi Liquor Vend, incident of firing had taken place
in which one person had been injured and one boy had been
caught by the public. Thereupon, SI Japan Singh along with
Constable Surender Kumar reached the spot and in the meantime
HC Naveen Kumar and EHC Subhash Chander had also reached
there. A boy who disclosed his name as Jitender son of Krishan
had been caught by the public. On questioning aforementioned
Jitender, it was revealed that he and Rahul son of Rajbir had come
to village Dhanana on the asking of Sandeep son of Rishipal and
Sandeep had asked Jitender and Rahul to sit in the vehicle to go
to the Liquor Vend. Jitender further disclosed that there were two
other boys along with Sandeep whose names and addresses were
not known to them. At the Desi Liquor Vend, an altercation had
taken place and one fire shot had hit Rahul and Jitender himself
had also received injuries. At that point of time, information was
received on telephone that the person who had received bullet
injury in village Dhanana and whose name was Rahul had died
due to bullet injury. On such basis, the FIR in question had been
registered.
Learned counsel would submit that during the process of investigation, the police had interrogated the petitioner and
had also conducted a polygraphic test with the prior permission
of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhiwani. Such polygraphic
test was conducted on 13.8.2012 and on 29.9.2012, and in the
report it was mentioned to the effect - "According to test and
analysis of polygrams, his response appeared to be truthful on all
the issues which are mentioned above". Consequently, the
petitioner was not challaned by the police.
(3.) IT so transpires that during the stage of trial, the prosecution examined Manjit son of Raghbir Singh as PW1 on
2.4.2013. Solely on the basis of statement made by PW1, an application was forwarded by the prosecution under Section 319
of the Code Criminal Procedure for summoning the present
petitioner along with another as an additional accused and the
Additional Sessions Judge, Bhiwani, vide impugned order dated
24.8.2013 has allowed the application and summoned the present petitioner along with another as an additional accused.;
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