IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-14065 of 2008 Date of Decision: November 11, 2008 Mohan Singh. … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D. ANAND. Present: Mr. G.S. Thind, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Manjari Nehru, DAG, Punjab. S.D. Anand, J. Reply filed on behalf of respondent Nos. 1 to 5 is taken on record. The petitioner indicated a grievance that the case pertaining to the blind murder of his son had not been competently investigated inasmuch as the Investigating Agency had neither taken the sniffer dog squad to the spot nor did it get hold of the mobile calls record which could perhaps give an indication about the identity of the person with whom the deceased was in touch till the mobile phone came to be switched off. The Investigating Agency did not try to get the finger prints on the mobile phone compared with those of the criminals / bed characters in the area and it also did not try to obtain evidence with regard to the place Crl. Misc. No. M-14065 of 2008 where the deceased exactly was at the time of death. The argument thereby raised was that if the investigation had proceeded on scientific lines, it could have been possible for the Investigating Agency to identify the murderer of his son. In the course of the counter, there is an averment that the matter had been thoroughly investigated and a cancellation report had already been filed before filing of the present petition before this Court. It is not an averment on behalf of the respondents that the cancellation report filed by the police has been accepted by the learned Illaqa Magistrate. It is otherwise the plea that the investigation into the matter had been conducted by the Superintendent of Police (Headquarters) concerned. The non-identification of the murderer of a child can be expected to cause untold anguish in the mind of the parents and other relations and the anguish would be all the more when they have a feeling that there are facts suggestive of an inference that all had not been well with the manner of investigation. The learned counsel for the petitioner states that interests of justice would be served and the petitioner would be content if investigation into the matter is ordered to be held by an officer senior to the one who had conducted the earlier enquiry. The petition shall stand disposed of accordingly with a direction that the investigation into the matter shall be held by Mr. Parbodh Kumar, I.G., Crime, Punjab, who shall conclude the exercise within two months today. Both the parties agree that the Police Officer aforementioned is competent and enjoys good 2 Crl. Misc. No. M-14065 of 2008 reputation in terms of integrity. In the light thereof, it is ordered that even if the officer is transferred to another post, he shall continue to conclude this enquiry. If, however, he is transferred on deputation to the Government of India, he shall inform this Court for further orders in accordance with law. The concerned Magistrate, to whom the cancellation report has been submitted, shall not pass any orders on the police plea till further orders of this Court. Disposed of accordingly. November 11, 2008 ( S.D. Anand ) vkd Judge 3