COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION vs JYOTI MALHOTRA AND OTHERS

CROCP-6-2026 -1- 111 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CROCP-6-2026 Date of decision: 06.05.2026 COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION ...Petitioner VERSUS JYOTI MALHOTRA AND OTHERS ...Respondents/Contemnors CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASGURPREET SINGH PURI HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE AMARJOT BHATTI Present:- None. **** JASGURPREET SINGH PURI, J. (Oral) 1. The present is a Criminal Contempt Petition which has been listed before this Court on the basis of suo motu cognizance taken by the learned Single Judge. 2. We have gone through the order passed by the learned Judge dated 11.04.2026, wherein it was observed that the matter pertained to two petitions i.e. CRM-M-47941-2024, titled as Charanjit Sharma versus State of Punjab and CRM-M-17867-2025, titled as Paramraj Singh Umaranangal versus State of Punjab, which were filed seeking transfer of trial from the Sessions Court, Faridkot to the Court of competent jurisdiction at U.T., Chandigarh in respect of two FIRs, which are also mentioned in the aforesaid order. The learned Judge observed that these petitions were taken up together for final hearing on 09.04.2026 and the order was dictated in the Court which was not signed as yet CHET