Overview
- Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry said the CBI is overburdened and that a transfer cannot be ordered without evidence of investigative lapses or bias.
- The court questioned whether allegations of departmental harassment and transfers could sustain abetment to suicide charges under Section 306 IPC and sought relevant Supreme Court precedents.
- Chandigarh Police informed the bench that a Special Investigation Team of three IPS officers is handling the case.
- Opposing counsel challenged the petitioner’s locus, noting the deceased’s wife has not approached the court and arguing the PIL is premature.
- The hearing was adjourned to next week to allow the petitioner to present material indicating anomalies in the ongoing probe.