P&H: S.401(2) - Complainant need not be impleaded in criminal revision, but must have effective opportunity of hearing
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has clarified that a complainant is not required to be formally impleaded as a party in a criminal revision petition filed by an accused, but must be given an effective opportunity of hearing before any adverse order is passed.
Justice Manisha Batra was hearing a revision petition filed by Vaibhav, who challenged an order of the Additional Sessions Judge, Sonipat. The revisional court had earlier set aside a trial court order that had summoned respondent No. 2 as an additional accused under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in a case arising...