LAWS(RAJ)-2021-7-159

IN RE A REF. U/S 395 CR.P.C. BY DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, PALI Vs. IN RE A REF. U/S 395 CR.P.C. BY DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, PALI

Decided On July 30, 2021
In Re A Ref. U/S 395 Cr.P.C. By District And Sessions Judge, Pali Appellant
V/S
In Re A Ref. U/S 395 Cr.P.C. By District And Sessions Judge, Pali Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The learned Sessions Judge, Pali has forwarded a reference to this Court under Sec. 395 Cr.P.C. for answering the following legal questions:

(2.) The matter was registered as D.B. Criminal Reference No.2/2020. This Court, vide order dtd. 6/1/2021, directed that a notice of the reference be published in the cause list so as to notify the members of the Bar interested to advance submissions on the questions referred to this Court.

(3.) As the crux of the controversy revolves around the Supreme Court Judgment in the case of Shahada Khatoon and Ors. vs. Amjad Ali and Ors. reported in 1999 Crl.L.J. 5060, it would be fruitful to reproduce the said Judgment for the sake of ready reference: