JUDGEMENT
DAYA CHAUDHARY,J. -
(1.) This petition has been filed under Section 482
Cr.P.C. for quashing of Calendra under Section 182 of Indian Penal Code
(for short 'IPC') registered vide DDR dated 20.12.2013 along with all
consequential proceedings.
(2.) Briefly, the facts of the case are that FIR No.23 dated 22.01.2011 was registered under Sections 323, 452, 376(G) IPC against Wasim (since
deceased), Asgar, Irshad, Mubarik and Mustak. As per the allegations
levelled in the FIR, the petitioner was 17 years of age and on 17.01.2011
at about 10.00 pm, while she was sleeping all alone in her house, the
accused persons entered into her house and accused Wasim and Mustak
committed rape upon her whereas accused Asgar and Irshad caught hold of
her from hands and accused Mubarik gagged her. After hearing cries of the
petitioner, the villagers gathered at the spot and caught hold of the
accused persons. They were also given beatings due to which, the accused
persons received injuries which resulted in causing the death of accused
Wasim. On the basis of statement of Shahabudeen-father of deceased-Wasim,
FIR No.17 dated 18.01.2011 was also got registered under Sections 148,
323, 302, 342, 452, 506 read with Section 149 IPC against the father of the petitioner as well as other relatives but they were acquitted of the
charge by the trial Court vide judgment dated 23.05.2014. Thereafter, the
Investigating Agency filed Calendra against the petitioner vide DDR dated
20.12.2013 under Section 182 IPC in the Court of SDJM, Hathin stating therein that a false FIR was got registered by the petitioner. Subsequent
whereupon, the petitioner was summoned to face trial vide order dated
08.01.2014. The petitioner in pre-summoning evidence in support of her complaint examined herself as CW1, Dr. Rekha Singh as CW2, Hukam Singh
Assistant Reader as CW3 and tendered documents Ex.C2 to Ex.C55. The trial
Court summoned all the accused persons for commission of offence under
Sections 323, 452, 376(G), 506 IPC.
(3.) Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the impugned Calendra under Section 182 IPC is liable to be quashed on the ground that the
cancellation report was filed on 02.06.2012 and the Calendra was filed on
20.12.2013 whereas the private complaint was filed by the petitioner on 02.05.2012 i.e., much prior to presentation of cancellation report. The accused persons were summoned to face trial as a prima-facie case was
made out against them. It cannot be said that a false complaint was
lodged against the accused persons. Learned counsel for the petitioner
has also relied upon judgment of this Court in case Vishal Singla v.
State of Haryana and others, 2012(3) RCR (Criminal) 354 in support of his
contentions wherein it has been held that once the petitioner has filed a
private complaint and accused have been summoned, then it cannot be said
that the information supplied by the petitioner to Police was false.
Learned counsel also submits that in Vishal Singla's case (supra), the
judgments rendered in Ramesh Chand v. State of Haryana, 2006(4) RCR
(Criminal) 718 and Kehar Singh v. State of Punjab, 2012(1)
R.C.R.(Criminal) 458 : Criminal Misc. No. M-7093 of 2009 decided on
25.10.2010 have also been relied upon.;
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