IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Dinesh Chand Bansal ....Petitioner V/s State of Haryana and another ....Respondents Date of Reserve: 21.01.2026 Date of decision: 30.01.2026 Date of Uploading :30.01.2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Dr. Anmol Rattan Sidhu, Senior Advocate with Mr. Pratham Sethi, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Mahima Yashpal Singla, Senior DAG Haryana.

Mr. Rohit Kaushik, Advocate for respondent No.2/complainant.

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SUMEET GOEL, J.

1. The petition in hand has been preferred by the petitioner under Section 528 read with Section 447 of BNSS, 2023 laying challenge to the order dated 08.08.2025 (hereinafter referred to as impugned order) vide which an application preferred by the petitioner (herein) under Section 448 of BNSS, 2023 (erstwhile Section 408 of Cr.P.C.), (hereinafter referred to as application in question) for transfer of his case from the Court of current learned Presiding Judicial Officer, has been dismissed.

2. The relevant factual backdrop of the lis in hand is adumbrated thus:

(i) A criminal complaint under Section 500 IPC was filed by respondent No.2 (herein) before Judicial Magistrate, Panchkula, Haryana. The essen