IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Reserved on: 30.01.2026 Date of decision: 10.02.2026 IXXXXX ...Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ...Respondents

1 The date when the judgment is reserved 30.1.2026

2 The date when the judgment is pronounced 10.02.2026 3 The date when the judgment is uploaded on the website 11.02.2026

4 Whether only operative part of the judgment is Full pronounced or whether the full judgment is pronounced

5 The delay, if any, of the pronouncement of full N.A.

judgment, and reasons thereof.

CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE KIRTI SINGH Argued by: Mr. Mansur Ali, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vaibhav Garg, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Aakanksha Gupta, AAG, Punjab.

Mr. Deepak Aggarwal, Advocate for respondent No.5.

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KIRTI SINGH, J.

1. Prayer in the present petition filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, is for transfer of investigation of FIR No.184 dated 17.10.2024 under Sections 376, 506 and 120-B of IPC, registered at Police Station, Sadar Nabha, District Patiala to an independent agency, under the supervision of respondent No.2-Director General of Police, Punjab.

2. Learned Senior counsel for the petitioner submits