IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 121 CRM-M-29513-2025 (O&M) Date of Decision: 27.05.2025. Neetu Bhandari ...Petitioner. Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents. *** CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUKHVINDER KAUR ....... Present: Mr. Ajay Kumar Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner. *** SUKHVINDER KAUR , J. Prayer in the instant petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, is for issuance of direction to respondents No.1 to 5 to make fair and impartial investigation into the offence reported/ register in FIR No.300 dated 29.06.2024, under Sections 420, 468, 471, 506, 120-B of IPC, registered at Police Staion Civil Lines, Sirsa, District Sirsa by transferring the investigation of the case to any independent agency such as criminal investigation department of the State or to the State Crime Control Buero. Learned counsel for the petitioner has contended that the aforesaid FIR in the present case has been registered against the accused persons on the allegations that after receiving Rs.24,60,000/-, accused Smirti and Aakash handed over a fake offer letter on 08.05.2023 and thereafter, the complainant came to know that the offer letter was fake and forged and when it was pointed out to the accused persons they sent another fake and forged letter on Whatsapp. He has contended that initially the KOMAL 2025.05.28 10:09 I attest to the accuracy of this document CRM-M-29513-2025 (O&M) -2- police is not collecting the connected hard disks of desktop laptops of the office and connected computer drives, CCTV cameras footage (DVR) and phone call, locations details (CDR) and other scientific evidence necessary for connecting the accused person with the guilt and the investigating authorities are not taking any adequate steps in the matter. He has submitted that during pendency of the anticipatory bail of one of the accused in CRM- M-43369-2024, order for constitution of SIT was passed and SIT was constituted but even then nothing fruitful has been done till date and has submitted that the investigation of this case be transferred to some other independent agency such as criminal investigation department of the State or to the State Crime Control Buero. Along with the present petition Annexure P5 has been placed on record which is an application filed before the trial Court, Sirsa for giving directions to SHO, Police Station Civil lines, Sirsa or the concerned Investigating Officer to produce status report qua the above said FIR and for giving further direction to the police to conduct fair and proper investigation upon the said FIR. Copy of status report dated 27.02.2025 (Annexure P6) has also been appended with the present petition which had been filed in the trial Court. Copy of order dated 24.04.2025 (Annexure P7) of the learned trial Court has also been placed on record wherein prayer has been made for giving directions to SHO, Police Station Civil Line, Sirsa or the concerned Investigating Officer to produce the status report qua the above said FIR and also for giving further direction to the police to conduct fair and proper investigation upon the said FIR which case has been adjourned to 13.06.2025 for further report by the trial Court. Thus, the petitioner has already moved an application before the trial Court qua the KOMAL 2025.05.28 10:09 I attest to the accuracy of this document CRM-M-29513-2025 (O&M) -3- relief that has been sought in the present petition and trial Court has already called status report in this context for 13.06.2025. So, keeping in view the above, the petitioner is directed to avail his remedy before the learned trial Court, which is already seized of the matter. The present petition is disposed of accordingly. (SUKHVINDER KAUR) JUDGE 27.05.2025. Komal Whether speaking/reasoned? : Yes/ No Whether reportable? : Yes/ No KOMAL 2025.05.28 10:09 I attest to the accuracy of this document