Supreme Court transfers hit-and-run accident case trial involving judicial officer from Punjab to Delhi court

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday transferred an alleged hit-and-run case involving a probationer judicial officer from a court in Punjab to a trial court, in Rohini in the national capital.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi allowed the plea by the family of the deceased, who alleged bias in trial, for the accused being a judicial officer.

During the hearing, a counsel, representing the judicial officer, contended that he has no objection if the trial is transferred to a court in Delhi from Punjab. The counsel asked the court to consider transferring the trial to Noida in Uttar Pradesh, as the victim’s sister in-law was a practising advocate in Delhi.

However, the bench transferred the trial of the case to a court of additional chief metropolitan magistrate in the national capital. The bench also transferred another case in which the victim's wife has sought transfer of case from Punjab Police to the CBI.

The bench said if there is any need for further probe in the matter then it would be conducted by Delhi Police.

The bench also transferred the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal case from Kullu in Himachal Pradesh to a court in Delhi.

The wife of the deceased claimed that her husband died due to a hit-and-run accident in February, this year, which involved the car of the judicial officer. The judicial officer was posted as a probation officer in Hoshiarpur.