Judgment

Nanavati, J.-Leave granted.

Heard learned counsel for the parties.

What is called in question in this appeal is the propriety and legali­ty of the judgment and order passed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 11034 of 1998, whereby the Ses­sions Case arising out of Case FIR No. 53 dated 28.1.1997, pending in the Court of Sessions Judge, Sonepat is transferred to the Court of the Sessions Judge, Chandigarh.

2. On 28.1.1997, Mukesh daughter of Karam Singh and wife of appellant No. 1 Vijay Pal died. It was an unnatural death. On the basis of the information lodged by Karam Singh an offence was registered by the Police. After investigation the police chargesheeted Vijay Pal, his elder brother Ved Pal and his mother Ankur Devi for having committed offences punishable under Sections 498-A and 304-B IPC. On the case being committed the Sessions Court at Sonepat framed the charge on 26.9.97. It appears from the impugned interim order that the case was fixed for recording evidence on 19.11.97, 15.1.98 and 21.4.98. On 21.4.98 Karam Singh, his daughter Sunila and other prosecution wit­nesses approached Mr. Justice Singhal, who was on an inspection tour and