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Supreme Court Transfers Magistrate Hit-and-Run Trial to Delhi’s Rohini Court

The move follows the victim’s family alleging they cannot get a fair trial in Punjab because the accused is a serving judicial officer.

Overview

  • A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi directed the case to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Rohini Courts, Delhi.
  • The Court said any further investigation, if ordered, will be conducted by Delhi Police, and the petitioner may seek such relief before the Delhi court.
  • The trial had been pending before the Judicial Magistrate in Phagwara at the charge‑framing stage, with proceedings earlier stayed by the Supreme Court.
  • The accused is a probationer judicial officer posted in Hoshiarpur; his counsel first suggested Noida citing potential hostility, then sought Rohini, which the bench approved.
  • With consent of the parties, a related motor accident compensation case filed in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh was also transferred to Delhi.