HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.4612 OF 2008 ORDER: This criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is filed by the petitioners – Accused 1 and 3 seeking to set aside the order dated 03.04.2008 passed by the learned Sessions Judge in Crl.M.P.No.156 of 2008 in S.C.No.272 of 2006 on the file of the Mahila Court, Vijayawada, Krishna District, whereby the Sessions Judge dismissed the application filed by the petitioners under Section 311 Cr.P.C. to recall P.Ws.1 and 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Public Prosecutor. The offence alleged against the petitioners is under Sections 376, 506 read with 34 IPC. The learned Sessions Judge dismissed the application on the ground that on earlier occasion same petition with same prayer was rejected by the concerned Court. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that in the interest of justice, one more opportunity can be given to the petitioners to cross-examine P.Ws.1 and 2. The alleged offence against the petitioners is serious in nature. Hence, this Court is of the view that the petitioners can be given one more opportunity to cross-examine the said witnesses. Accordingly, the order passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Mahila Court, Vijayawada, is hereby set aside and the learned Sessions Judge is directed to pass an order in favour of the petitioners to recall P.Ws.1 and 2 after examination of the accused under Section 313 Cr.P.C. With the above observation, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. ___________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Date:15th July 2010 Rns