In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Crl. Misc. No. M- 33297 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: January 06, 2011 Amrik Singh @ Prince ---Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others ---Respondents Coram: HONBLE MR. JUSTICE GURDEV SINGH *** Present: Mr.Vinay Puri, Advocate, for the petitioner *** GURDEV SINGH, J. Heard. The petitioner, Amrik Singh @ Prince, has filed this petition under Section 407 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for the transfer of criminal case pertaining to FIR No. 22 dated 16.3.2008 registered in Police Station Mahetpur (Jalandhar) under Section 365 IPC, from the Court of Shri Tarn Taran Singh, SDJM, Nakodar, to the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ludhiana, or to any other Court. He has pleaded therein that the FIR was got registered against him by Jagjinder Singh @ Jagga regarding the kidnapping of his two sons. He is already facing his trial before the SDJM, Nakodar. He is Journalist by profession and had unearthed many scams during his tenure and as such made a lot of enemies. The said FIR is the result of the same and he has already left the profession Crl. Misc. No. M- 33297 of 2010 (O&M) -2- of Journalist way back. He is apprehending threat to his life at the hands of the complainant-respondent No. 3, who threatens to kill him on each and every date of hearing. That respondent with the help of his companions made an attempt on his life while he was returning from the Court, after attending the case, for which he had made a representation before the Senior Superintendent of Police. On 17.4.2010, heated arguments took place between them in the Court premises which were followed by beatings. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner, who reiterated the grounds, so taken up in the petition, while making his submissions. Before transferring the case from one Sessions Division to the other Sessions Division, this Court is to see the convenience of the parties and the witnesses and the primary thing is the interest of the society at large. The applicant is the resident of Ludhiana and that shows the motive for making a request for transfer of the case to Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ludhiana. The complainant and the witnesses, who are the local residents, are bound to put to inconvenience, in case the trial is transferred to some other Sessions Division. If the applicant is having any such threat to his life, he can seek the protection of the police and if such protection has not been provided to him, after he made representation to the SSP, he can certainly approach this Court with the request for providing him protection. No ground for transfer of the case is made out. Petition is dismissed accordingly. (GURDEV SINGH) JUDGE January 06, 2011 PARAMJIT