NANU Vs. STATE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS is a reference by the learned District Magistrate of Nagaur.

(2.) THE petitioner Nanu is standing his trial under secs. 379, 448 and 147 I. P. C. on complaint by one Ratanchand in the court of Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Nagaur. When one of the prosecution witnesses was being examined by the complainant, the accused wanted to cross-examine him by a statement made by the witness before the police in the course of investigation in respect of the same incident on a report to the police. THE prayer was disallowed on the ground that the case had not been started on challan.