JAGJIT SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The compendium of the facts, which requires to be noticed, relevant for the limited purpose of deciding the core controversy, involved in the instant petition and oozing out, from the record, is that, in the wake of statement of complainant Jagjit Singh petitioner (for brevity "the complainant"), a criminal case was registered against accused Sukhvinder Chand son of Om Parkash (respondent No. 2), vide FIR bearing No. 111 dated 11.12.2004, on accusation of having committed the offence punishable under Section 420 IPC, by the police of Police Station Kotwali Nabha, District Patiala, inter-alia with the following allegations :-

(2.) Having completed all the codal formalities, the respondent-accused was accordingly charge-sheeted and the prosecution produced its evidence. Consequently, the evidence of the prosecution was closed by the order of the Court.

(3.) During the pendency of the case, the complainant moved an application (Annexure P4) to produce the additional documentary evidence mentioned therein. The respondent-accused refuted the prayer of petitioner and filed the reply (Annexure P5).