JUDGEMENT
DAYA CHAUDHARY,J. -
(1.) The present petition has been filed under Section
482 Cr.P.C. read with Section 397/401 Cr.P.C. for quashing of charge-sheet dated 20.10.2015, whereby, charges have been framed under
Sections 328,377,498-A read with Section 34 IPC in case FIR No. 65 dated
(2.) 9.2015 registered under Sections 328,34,377,498-A IPC at Police Station Women Cell, District Sonepat. A further prayer has also been made for
quashing of order dated 25.2.2016, whereby, the application moved by the
petitioner for remand of the case to the Magistrate has been dismissed.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that as per the statement of victim recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C., there was no allegation of
unnatural sex and charges have been framed without considering the same.
Initially the police prepared the request (Pulanda) for sending sample to
the chemical examiner for analysis as it was suspected to be a case of
poisoning but the charges were framed without having the FSL report,
which was received on 12.2.2016. No common poison was detected. Learned
counsel further contends that an application was also moved by the
complainant for conducting re-examination of sample from CFSL, Hyderabad
but the same was rejected by the trial Court. Thereafter an application
for dropping/altering the charge under Section 328 Cr.P.C. was moved by
the petitioner to remand the case to learned Magistrate. Said application
was dismissed on the ground that there is no provision under the Code of
Criminal Procedure to transfer/remand the matter, whereas, the Court can
drop the charge at any stage even before pronouncement of the judgment.
Learned counsel has also relied upon the judgment of Hon'ble the Apex
Court in the case of CBI v. Karimullah Osan Khan, 2014(2)
R.C.R.(Criminal) 123 : 2014 (11) SCC 538, of this Court in State of
Punjab v. Tara Singh 1987 (1) R.C.R. (Criminal) 184, Ravi Karan v. State
of Punjab 2003 (3) AICLR 764 and Lakhveer Singh v. Daljit Kaur and others
passed in Crl. Revn. No. 1479 of 2013 on 3.5.2013, in support of his
arguments.
(3.) Learned counsel for the respondent-State submits that it is for the trial Court to alter the charge at the stage of trial if some
material/evidence comes on record during trial. It is for the trial Court
to see whether any alteration or modification of the charge is necessary
after recording of evidence during trial. Learned State counsel has also
relied upon the judgment of Hon'ble the Apex Court in the case of State
of Maharashtra v. Salman Salim Khan and another 2004 (1) RCR (Criminal)
314, in support of his contentions.;
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