CRR No.3146 of 2009 (O&M) Ashok vs. State of Haryana & another Present: Mr. R.S.Rai, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Gautam Dutt, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. A.S.Ghangas, Addl. AG, Haryana. **** This is a petition filed against order dt. 03.09.2009 whereby charge has been framed against the petitioner under Section 466 IPC. The allegations are that the petitioner, who is facing a court case, had moved an application for obtaining a certified copy of the order. In that application, Clerk of the opposite counsel has mentioned the time as 4.25 pm upon which cutting was made by the petitioner. It is noteworthy that the complaint under Section 340 Cr.PC was dt. 20.11.2001 & 8 years after the incident, charge has been framed. Learned counsel has argued that no benefit was either obtained or in fact could be obtained by the petitioner by making the cutting in the application form. He further argued that it is merely an act of cutting which has not caused any prejudice to any one. Learned state counsel is not in a position to deny that neither any benefit has been obtained nor could be obtained by him because whether time is mentioned on the application for obtaining the certified copy of the order or not, does not have any effect on the preparation of the said copy. CRR No.3146 of 2009 (O&M) -2- Keeping in view this uncontroverted fact and the agony of facing the complaint for the last 8 years, I deem it appropriate to quash the charge framed against the petitioner. This petition is allowed. December 17, 2009 (AJAY TEWARI) sonia JUDGE