Meenakshi Sharma v. State Of Punjab & Another

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.No.M-5144 of 2015 Date of Decision: February 18, 2015 Meenakshi Sharma

...Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab & Anr.

...Respondents

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NARESH KUMAR SANGHI

Present:

Mr.Sunny K. Singla, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Naresh Kumar Sanghi, J.(Oral) Prayer in this petition, filed under Section 407, Cr.P.C., is for transfer of case from the court at Ludhiana to the Court of competent jurisdiction at Malerkotla. Learned counsel contends that the informant is the wife of the respondent-accused and she has apprehension that when she will go to Ludhiana for suffering her statement before the learned trial court then she might be caused harm by the private respondents. He further submits that he would be satisfied if the police at Ludhiana is directed to protect the petitioner on the day when she goes to Ludhiana for making her statement before the Court.

Disposed of with a direction to the Commissioner of Police, Ludhiana, to provide adequate security to the petitioner when she would be summoned to make her statement before the learned trial court.

February 18, 2015 (Naresh Kumar Sanghi) seema Judge SEEMA RANI 2015.02.18 16:04 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh