Punjab & Haryana High Court Monthly Digest: February 2026

Nominal IndexDinesh Chand Bansal v. State of Haryana and and. 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 43Jatin Salwan v. Central Bureau of Investigation 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 44 XXX v. XXX: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 45State of Punjab and others v. Rajwinder Singh 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 46Jal Kaur through her LR Hamir Singh v. Ajaib Singh Bahal @ Ajaib Singh and others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 47Ajit Singh v. Punjab Mandi Board and...

Mere Participation In Seminar On Islamic Literature By Itself Not Ground To Deny Bail Under UAPA: MP High Court Directs Release Of Three

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted bail to three men accused under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, observing that mere participation in a seminar on Islamic Literature does not by itself constitute an offence under UAPA's bail restricting provisions. The division bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal and Justice Ratnesh Chandra Singh Bisen observed that apart from participation in...

NDPS Act | S.37 Rigours For Bail Not Attracted To Offence For Cultivation Of 'Ganja' In Absence Of Commercial Quantity: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court (Circuit Bench at Port Blair) has granted bail to a 52-year-old cultivator accused of cultivating cannabis plants, holding that the stringent conditions under Section 37 of the NDPS Act are not attracted to offences under Section 20(a) in the absence of any commercial quantity. Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya, while allowing the bail application, observed that...

Promotion Can't Be Denied Due To Pending Investigation Without Chargesheet: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has directed the Assam Police authorities to reconsider the case of a woman Sub-Inspector for confirmation in the rank of Sub-Inspector (UB) as well as promotion to the rank of Inspector (UB), while taking into account that no charge-sheet had been filed against her despite pendency of a criminal case.Justice Budi Habung, presiding over the case, observed,...

Demand & Acceptance Of Bribe Sufficient To Attract PC Act Even If Public Servant Lacks Authority To Do Favour: Rajasthan High Court

While rejecting a quashing petition in relation to an FIR under the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018 (2018 Act), Rajasthan High Court held that the provision did not require that the concerned public servant was actually in a position to do the official act.The bench of Justice Pramil Kumar Mathur observed that for the purpose of this offence, it was enough if the public...

Accused Must Be Released Immediately After Bail, Cannot Be Forced To File Habeas Corpus Plea: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has cautioned the State authorities against delaying the release of accused persons despite the grant of bail, observing that such conduct undermines personal liberty.A Division Bench of Justices Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya and Smita Das De was dealing with a habeas corpus plea alleging continued detention despite bail.Recording a strong word of caution, the Court...

Bombay High Court Directs Probe Into Illegal Land Allotments For Temghar Dam Project; Orders Action Against Erring Officials

The Bombay High Court has directed an investigation into irregularities and illegal allotments of land in the Temghar Dam Project, and ordered that action be taken against officials responsible for such lapses. The Court observed that allotment of alternate land to project-affected persons was made without proper verification of entitlement and supporting records.A Division Bench of Justices...

Repair Permissions From BMC Do Not Prove Legality Of Structure: Bombay High Court Refuses Relief Against Demolition

The Bombay High Court has held that permissions granted by the Municipal Corporation for repairs or alterations do not establish the legality of a structure, nor do they prove its existence prior to the relevant cut-off date. The Court observed that such permissions, in the absence of independent proof, cannot be relied upon to legitimise unauthorised constructions.A Division Bench of...

Cheque Dishonour | S.138 NI Act Not Attracted If Part Payment Is Not Endorsed On Cheque Presented: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has clarified that the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 can be attracted in cases where part payment has been done only if the presented cheque has recorded indorsement of such payment.Justice A. Badharudeen clarified the position of law after relying on Dashrathbhai Trikambhai Patel v. Hitesh Mahendrabhai Patel and Another:“when a part...

Once Status Of Property Becomes A Triable Issue, Plaint Cannot Be Rejected Under Order VII Rule 11 CPC: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that when the status of the suit property as to whether it is a joint holding or stood partitioned becomes a triable issue, the plaint cannot be rejected under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.The Court made this observation while setting aside an order of the trial court rejecting a plaint in a suit for declaration...

Delhi High Court Monthly Digest: April 2026 [Citations 328 - 436]

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 328 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 436NOMINAL INDEXMR. NIDISH GOPALKRISHNAN NAIR v. X & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 328UNION OF INDIA & ORS v. PADMA JAISWAL IAS (AGMUT:2003) & Other Connected Matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 329COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v. SK 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 330ANIL KUMAR TIWARI ANIRUDHACHARYA v. JOHN DOE ASHOK KUMAR AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del)...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Acquits Rape Accused After Prosecutrix 'Shamelessly' Lied About Her Identity, Finds Testimony Unreliable

Observing that "Statement of prosecutrix, who has lied about her identity cannot be accepted at its face value", the Punjab & Haryana High Court acquitted a man convicted in a 2002 kidnapping and rape case, holding that the prosecution collapsed after it failed to establish the identity of the prosecutrix, who was found to have assumed the name of a deceased woman.Justice Shalini Singh...