Chandigarh, July 16 -- Two Haryana police officers have approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking the quashing of criminal proceedings against them in connection with the 2017 murder of a seven-year-old student inside a Gurugram school, arguing that the trial court took cognisance of the case without mandatory government sanction under Section 197 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).

Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul has issued a notice of motion to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the State of Haryana, and other respondents. The matter will now be heard on July 28.

Senior advocates Bipan Ghai and Vinod Ghai, along with Nikhil Ghai, Arnav Ghai, Akhil Godara, and R.S. Bagga, appeared on behalf of the petitioners and chall...