GURPAL SINGH Vs. STATE OF HARYANA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) GURPAL Singh and Nirbhey Singh have filed this petition to challenge the order of the learned Addl. Sessions Judge, Ambala dated November 15, 2000, whereby the petitioners have been summoned to stand trial along with six accused on the basis of an application under Section 319, Cr.P.C. moved by the Public Prosecutor, which was allowed.

(2.) RAVINDER Kumar @ Dr. Bobby, Darshan Singh @ Arjun, Surinder Kumar @ Bhura, Smt. Manju @ Sapna, Dharamvir @ Rakesh and Surinder Singh @ Chinda were sent up by the police for offences under Sections 302, 201, 343, 395 and 120-B, IPC, in respect of which FIR No. 86 dated May 23, 1999 has been registered at Police Station Mahesh Nagar, Ambala concerning the murder of Joginder Singh and the subsequent disposal of his dead body.

(3.) LEARNED counsel has placed reliance on the decision of the Supreme Court in Michael Machado and another v. Central Bureau of Investigation and another, 2000(2) RCR(Crl.) 75 (SC) : AIR 2000 SC 1127 and has argued that in that case statements of three witnesses had been placed before the Hon'ble Supreme Court and it was held as under :-