CRM No.M-13848 of 2010 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ***** CRM No.M-13848 of 2010 Date of decision : 13.12.2010 Mann Singh and others .........Petitioners Vs. State of Punjab and others .......Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S.BEDI : Present:- None for the petitioners Ms. Gagan Moni, Asstt. AG, Punjab ---- M.M.S.BEDI, J (ORAL) : The petitioners seek the transfer of criminal case against them titled State v. Mann Singh and others arising out of the FIR No.200 dated 19.8.2001, Police Station Sadar, Muktsar, under Sections 324/34 IPC, pending in the Court of Judicial Magistrate, Muktsar, to the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Faridkot, where cross case titled State v. Joginder Singh and others, against respondents No.2 to 4, under Sections 326, 323, 34 IPC is pending for decision. Report has been called from the learned CJM, Faridkot. It has been informed that the case arising out of the FIR No.200 mentioned hereinabove is pending in the Court at Muktsar which is carved out as a separate Sessions Division. The evidence has already been recorded in the case. CRM No.M-13848 of 2010 -2- The case is reported to be mature. As such no ground is made out for transfer of the said case from Muktsar to Faridkot. So far as the pendency of the cross case in the Court of CJM, Faridkot is concerned, the said case can always be transfered from Faridkot to Muktsar. This petition for transfer of case State v. Mann Singh and others from Muktsar to Faridkot is dismissed. However, it is left opened to the learned CJM, at any opportunate time to transfer the case State v. Joginder Singh from Faridkot to Muktsar by making a reference to the learned Sessions Judge, Faridkot. In case, no such reference is made, the learned Sessions Judge is authorised by this order to transfer the same to Muktsar. (M.M.S.BEDI) JUDGE 13th Dec., 2010 akm