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Ajay Kumar v. State of Haryana and Another

Punjab & Haryana HC2 Apr 2026CRM-M/9574/2019

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What is this about?

CRM-M-9574-2019, High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh, decided 02.04.2026 by Jasjit Singh Bedi, J. (oral). Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for handover of investigation of FIR No.308 dated 21.06.2017, Section 346 IPC, PS Sector-31 Faridabad (missing person Shivam, missing since 20.06.2017) to the CBI — dismissed. Local police untraced report; SIT under DCP Central Faridabad (constituted 05.05.2023) filed second untraced report on 31.01.2025; polygraph tests of suspects inconclusive; lapse of time since 2017 occurrence held to render CBI investigation purposeless.

What did the court decide?

Despite strenuous efforts by the investigating agencies, including detention of the suspected persons and polygraphy tests, nothing concrete emerged regarding the whereabouts of Shivam, who went missing on 20.06.2017. ¶20

Ajay Kumar Vs State of Haryana and Another — Punjab & Haryana HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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CRM-M-9574-2019 Date of Decision:-02.04.2026

AJAY KUMAR

......PETITIONER

VS.

STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER .....RESPONDENTS

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CORAM:-HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI

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Present: Mr. Harish Goyal, Advocate for the petitioner.

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Mr. Ramesh Kumar, DAG, Haryana.

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JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J.(ORAL )

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The prayer in the present petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is for the issuance of directions to handover the investigation in FIR No.308 dated 21.06.2017 (Annexure P-1) under Section 346 IPC registered at Police Station Sector-31, Faridabad, District Faridaba to some other independent agency like Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

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The learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the son of the petitioner, namely Shivam, aged about 32 years, has been missing since 20.06.2017. Despite an FIR having been registered, his whereabouts has not been traced till date. Therefore, the investigation of the afore-mentioned FIR be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation.

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The learned State counsel, on the other hand, contends that the local police conducted the investigation and ultimately prepared an KUSUM untraced report. Thereafter, on 05.05.2023, an SIT was constituted headed 2026.04.03 10:49 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document PHHC Chandigarh

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by the DCP, Central Faridabad. The said SIT also investigated the matter and on 31.01.2025 has prepared yet another untraced report. He contends that despite the best efforts of the investigating agencies, they have not been able to find any evidence regarding the whereabouts of Shivam.

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I have heard learned counsels for the parties.

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A perusal of the record would reveal that Shivam, son of the petitioner, went missing on 20.06.2017. Despite strenuous efforts having been made by the investigating agencies, his whereabouts have not been found. The suspected persons have also been detained and were sent for a polygraphy test but nothing concrete came out of the same. In this view, as the occurrence pertains to the year 2017, no useful purpose would be served by referring the captioned FIR for investigation to be conducted by the CBI.

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