Pritpal Singh vs. State Of Punjab

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1964 OF 2013 (Arising out of SLP(Crl.) No.2222/2012)

PRITPAL SINGH Appellant(s)

:VERSUS: STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS. Respondent(s)

O R D E R

Leave granted.

Heard the learned counsel for the appellant as well as learned counsel for the first respondent State of Punjab. Though respondent Nos.2 & 3 are served, they have not appeared before this Court. They were summoned to appear in Session Case No.41 of 2008 registered under Sections 365/306 of the Indian Penal Code. The appellant is the brother of the deceased young lady and it is the mother-in-law and sister-in-law who are respondent Nos.2 & 3 herein who have been summoned to appear under Section 319 of the Cr.P.C. They having challenged that order the High Court has set aside the summoning order. Counsel has taken us through the material on record and we do not see any error in the summoning of the respondent Nos.2 & 3 to the Court. In the circumstances, the aforesaid submissions are accepted and the order of the High Court is set aside and the summoning order is restored. The appeal is allowed as above.

(H.L. GOKHALE)

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.........................J (J. CHELAMESWAR)

New Delhi; November 18, 2013. ITEM NO.35 COURT NO.11 SECTION IIB S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl) No(s).2222/2012 (From the judgement and order dated 14/02/2011 in CRLR No.2429/ 2009 of the HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH) PRITPAL SINGH Petitioner(s) VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS. Respondent(s) (With application for stay and office report) Date: 18/11/2013 This Petition was called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.L. GOKHALE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J. CHELAMESWAR For Petitioner(s) Mr. Vikram V. Minhas,Adv. Mr. R.C. Kaushik,Adv. For Respondent(s) Mr. Jagjit Singh Chhabra,Adv. Mr. Kuldip Singh,Adv. For State of A.P. Mr. ATM Ranga Ramanujam,Sr.Adv. Mr. D. Mahesh Babu,Adv. Ms. Suchiitra Hrangkhawl,Adv.

UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

Leave granted. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. The order of the High Court is set aside, the summoning order is restored and the appeal is allowed in terms of the signed order.

(A.S. BISHT) (SNEH LATA SHARMA) COURT MASTER COURT MASTER (Signed order is placed on the file)