P&H: Refuses to Transfer NI Act Complaint Cases, As no cogent material showing actual bias or reasonable likelihood of denial of a fair trial
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has declined to transfer two complaint cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, holding that a party’s dissatisfaction with certain trial orders is not enough to show bias or a lack of fairness.
The petition was filed by Keshav Kumar, who sought transfer of two pending cheque dishonour complaints from the court of the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Chandigarh. He argued that he had developed a reasonable apprehension that he would not get a fair and impartial trial.
His grievance arose from proceedings involving a defence witness, Gurpreet Singh, DSP, who was...
