Overview

• The court has ordered SP Manjeet Sheoran and the head of the special investigation team to appear on July 16 with explanations for failing to arrest any accused officers.
• Justice Bhardwaj reprimanded Chandigarh Police for exhibiting “reticence and reluctance” in probing the March 13 assault on Colonel Bath and his son.
• The investigation transferred from Patiala to Chandigarh in early April has yielded no apprehensions or formal association of suspects despite a May denial of anticipatory bail.
• Colonel Bath’s petition warns that crucial DVR footage from the dhaba site is missing and that investigators have made no documented efforts to recover it.
• The high court is considering further measures, including appointing senior Chandigarh officers or transferring the case to the CBI if progress remains inadequate.