JUDGEMENT
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(1.) Heard learned counsel for the parties.
(2.) These Revision Petitions have been preferred by the
respective petitioners challenging the order dated
29.7.2008 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge
(FT), Nagaur in Sessions Case No.22/2008 whereby charges
have been framed against the petitioners for the offences
under Sections 306, 120B and 323 IPC.
(3.) Succinctly stated the facts necessary for disposal of
the case are that one Bhinya Ram submitted a report on2
11.11.2007 at P.S. Nagaur with the allegation that he came
to know through a telephonic intimation that his son
Poonam Chand had committed suicide by hanging himself.
He further states that his son along with his wife Bhanwari
live in their own house and he lives in neighbouring house
and he had gone out on the day of occurrence. On coming
back, his nephew Laxman informed him that Manish and
Deepak, sons of the deceased, had informed him about the
door of their father's room being locked from inside. On
this, Laxman went to the house and managed to have the
door opened on which it was seen that Poonam Chand was
hanging from a noose. A suspicion was expressed on
Bhanwari w/o Poonam Chand and Shrawan Jat about the
death of Poonam Chand. The police was informed and on
enquiry by the police, Bhinya Ram revealed that Poonam
Chand had committed suicide because of the illicit relations
between Bhanwari and Shrawan. On this information,
inquest proceedings under Section 174 Cr.P.C. were
initiated. Thereafter, Hansraj, brother of the deceased, filed
a complaint in the Court of C.J.M., Nagaur against Shrawan,
Laxman, Shiv Kumar and Bhanwari regarding them having
murdered the deceased and for various other offences as
well. The complaint was forwarded to the Police Station
Nagaur under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. where FIR
No.495/2007 was registered for the offences under Sections3
323, 347, 302, 460, 201 and 120B IPC. Subsequent to the
investigation, the police proceeded to file charge-sheet in
the matter for offences under Sections 306, 120B and 323
IPC. The case was committed to the Court of Sessions
Judge wherefrom, it was transferred to the Court of
Additional Sessions Judge (FT), Nagaur. The accused
contested the proposed charges and submitted that ex-facie
allegations of the prosecution even if they were accepted to
be true at its highest, then also, there was no material on
the record of the case to show that the petitioners herein
were responsible for commission of suicide by the deceased
or that they had instigated the deceased to commit suicide.
The learned trial judge, however, proceeded to frame
charges against the petitioners as aforesaid by the
impugned order. Hence, being aggrieved by the impugned
order, the petitioners have approached this Court by filing
the present revision petition.;
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