Crl.Misc.No.M-299 of 2010 (O&M) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-299 of 2010 (O&M). Decided on: January 13, 2010. Prem Nath Gupta .. Petitioner VERSUS Smt.Rajesh and others .. Respondents * * * CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.S.BEDI * * * PRESENT Mr.Ajay Jain, Advocate, for the petitioner. M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) Petitioner is a complainant in a case which was registered pursuant to the investigation of police ordered under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. Vide order dated 23.12.2008, the trial Court framed charges under Sections 447 & 506 IPC, against the accused- respondents. Grievance of the petitioners is that on the basis of the material available on record, offence under Sections 420/465/467/504 read with Section 149 IPC, are also made out and that all charges should have been framed. It is neither clear from the order passed by the . . . 1 Crl.Misc.No.M-299 of 2010 (O&M) revisional Court nor from the order of Judicial Magistrate First Class dated 23.12.2008, whether any argument was raised regarding the commission of offence and existence of necessary ingredients of the offences which are sought to be added in the charges. There is a specific provision i.e., Section 216 in Criminal Procedure Code, which enables a Court to alter or add any charge at any time before judgment is pronounced. This petition is disposed with liberty to the petitioner to move an application under Section 216 Cr.P.C., for alteration or addition of charges. It will be open to the trial Court to consider the material on the record and arrive at a conclusion whether the offence under Sections 420/465/467/504 read with Section 149 IPC, are prima facie made out for framing of charges. In case any such application is filed it will be decided irrespective of any observations made by Additional Sessions Judge, Narnaul vide oder dated 05.12.2009. (M.M.S.BEDI) JUDGE January 13, 2010. rka . . . 2