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High Court Rejects Judicial Officer’s Plea for CBI Probe
A judge asked the High Court to let the CBI investigate a case involving his wife and another man.
He said they had planned to harass, blackmail, and defame him.
He also said the local police handled his complaint poorly.
The police allegedly delayed registering the case and did not collect some evidence.
The High Court looked at his request but did not agree to transfer the investigation.
The court said the matter mainly involved a serious disagreement between a husband and wife.
It also said the police investigation could not be considered unfair only because of the steps they took.
The case will continue with the existing investigating agency.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed a judicial officer’s request to transfer his case to the CBI.
The petitioner alleged his wife and another man conspired to blackmail and defame him.
He claimed police delayed registering his complaint and failed to collect key evidence.
Justice Shalini Singh Nagpal said the dispute appeared to be marital discord between two judicial officers.
The court ruled that the allegations against local police did not meet the legal threshold for a CBI investigation.
- Who
- A judicial officer posted at Mahindergarh, his wife, another man, and the Haryana police investigation.
- What
- The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed the officer’s plea seeking a CBI probe and transfer of the investigation.
- Where
- The FIR was registered at Hisar Civil Lines police station, and the petition was heard by the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
- When
- The FIR was registered on 27 June; the High Court later dismissed the petition.
- Why
- The court found that allegations about the local police did not justify a CBI transfer and that the dispute was essentially marital.
Petitioner’s allegations
Court’s findings
Nature of the dispute
Petitioner’s allegations
The petitioner alleged that his wife and another man turned an alleged relationship into a conspiracy to blackmail, financially exploit, harass, and defame him.
Court’s findings
The court characterized the matter as marital discord involving two judicial officers and found no sufficient basis for a CBI transfer.
Police investigation
Petitioner’s allegations
The petitioner claimed police took 37 days to register his complaint, omitted allegations, failed to seek police custody, skipped a bail hearing, and did not pursue evidence such as call records and CCTV footage.
Court’s findings
The court said the investigating agency’s conduct could not be doubted merely because it sought judicial custody instead of police remand or because the investigating officer was absent at the bail hearing.
Need for a CBI probe
Petitioner’s allegations
The petitioner argued that the alleged investigative failures placed the case within the narrow category warranting a CBI investigation under Supreme Court precedents.
Court’s findings
The court held that mere allegations against local police were insufficient to meet the strict legal threshold for transferring the investigation.
Key facts
- Court
- Punjab and Haryana High Court
- Judge
- Justice Shalini Singh Nagpal
- Petitioner
- A judicial officer posted at Mahindergarh
- FIR location
- Hisar Civil Lines police station
- FIR date
- 27 June
- Requested relief
- Transfer of the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation
- Court’s decision
- The petition was dismissed, with the investigation to continue fairly.
Quotes
Justice Shalini Singh Nagpal
Punjab and Haryana High Court judge who dismissed the petition
“There is no merit in the petition which is hereby dismissed”
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