Criminial Misc. No.M-9329 of 2009 -1- **** IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminial Misc. No.M-9329 of 2009 Date of decision : 14.10.2009 Gurbaz Singh and another .....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent **** CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. D. ANAND Present: Mr. Vishaldeep Goyal, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. B.B.S.Teji, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab Mr. Amrinder Singh, Advocate for the Bar Association,Sangrur S. D. ANAND, J. The petitioners are facing a prosecution in FIR No.232 dated 23.9.2008 under Sections 452, 323/34, 325 IPC registered at Police Station City, Sangrur in a Magisterial Court at Sangrur. Their grievance is that they have not been able to engage a counsel from the Bar at Sangrur in view of the fact that first informant is father of a practicing Advocate at Sangrur. It is also averred that the District Bar Association, Sangrur had twice pass a resolution expressing solidarity with the first informant and informing the members of the Association to refrain from defending the petitioners. The averments are denied on behalf of the private respondents. It is argued that the District Bar Association Sangrur did not ever passed a resolution to the averred effect. It is, however, not denied that father of the first informant is indeed a practicing Advocate at Sangrur. In the circumstances of the case, I am of the opinion that the interests of justice would be served if the matter is withdrawn from the Criminial Misc. No.M-9329 of 2009 -2- **** Court at Sangrur and is transferred to the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Barnala and it is so ordered accordingly. The transfer of the matter from Sangrur to Barnala shall not, at all, be taken to be an expression of opinion on the merits of the controversy therein. October 14, 2009 (S. D. ANAND) Pka JUDGE Note: Whether to be referred to Reporter : Yes/No