Crl. Rev. No.1776 of 2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Rev. No.1776 of 2011. Date of decision: December 08, 2011. Kuldeep Kaur .. Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab .. Respondent * * * CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.S.BEDI * * * PRESENT Mr.Raman Mohinder, Adv., for the petitioner. Mr.P.S.Bajwa, DAG., Punjab. M.M.S.BEDI, J (ORAL). Petitioner is the mother of main accused Bhupinder Singh who had allegedly induced the complainant Bahoti Devi to accompany her. She was sexually exploited. The petitioner has been summoned as an additional accused on the basis of statement made by the prosecutrix that the petitioner was allegedly present along with the main accused and few others when they had gone to the house of the complainant and took her to Narwana on the pretext of marrying her. The main accused had allegedly took the prosecutrix to different places like Delhi and Hardwar. There are absolutely vague allegations against the petitioner. No specific role has been attributed to her. State counsel has vehemently opposed the petition ....1 Crl. Rev. No.1776 of 2011 contending that all the witnesses except the Investigating Officer stand examined and next date of hearing before the trial Court for recording the statement of the Investigating Officer is 15.12.2011. The petitioner had been declared innocent along with five others but she along with said persons has again been summoned as additional accused. Taking into consideration the stage of the trial, I do not deem it appropriate to form any opinion on appreciation of evidence lest it should prejudice the rights of the petitioner or the prosecution, in any manner. It will certainly be debatable whether the mother had connived with her son to facilitate the offence of rape. The only relief which can be granted to the petitioner, at this penultimate stage, is that her personal appearance can be exempted. It is ordered that in case an application is filed by the petitioner seeking exemption from personal appearance, the same will be allowed subject to any reasonable conditions imposed by the trial Court to appear at the time of recording of statement under Section 313 Cr.P.C. or at the time of final arguments of the case. Disposed of. (M.M.S.BEDI) JUDGE December 08, 2011. rka ....2