Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup: April 27 - May 3, 2026

Nominal Index:Deepak Singh & Ors Vs UT of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 171Aqib Ahmad Vs UT of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 172Mehraj Din Malik (through father Shamas Din) v. UT of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 173Mohd. Kabir v. Union Territory of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 174Altaf Ahmad Waza v. UT of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 175Yawar Ahmad Bhagat v. UT of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 176Riyaz Ahmad Wani Vs Abdul Hamid Dar 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 177Inhabitants of Village Pariswani Vs UT of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 178State Bank of India Vs Smt. Balbir Kaur 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 179XXX v. Afaq Ali Khan 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 180Abdul Ahad Dar v. Mohammad Sidiq Dar 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 181Bashir Ahmad Bhat Vs UT of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 182Nazir Ahmad Mir & Ors Vs Ishfaq Ahmad Mir 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 183Union Territory of J&K & Ors. Vs Ravinder Kanta & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 184M. Naseer U Zaman Vs Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh Financial Corporation & Anr 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 185Judgments/Orders:Unexplained Delay In Recording Eye-Witness Statements Renders Testimony Suspect: J&K&L High Court Acquits Three In Murder CaseCase Title: Deepak Singh & Ors Vs UT of J&KCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 171The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that the conviction of co-accused cannot be sustained merely on account of their association with the principal accused, especially when the testimony of alleged eye-witnesses suffers from unexplained delay in recording, material contradictions with medical evidence, and the witnesses themselves admit that the principal witness was not present at the scene.J&K&L HC Quashes Supplementary Chargesheet Adding POCSV Charges After 5 Yrs; Says Further Probe Can't Convert 'Attempt' Into 'Completed Act'Case Title: Aqib Ahmad Vs UT of J&KCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 172The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court quashed a supplementary chargesheet that introduced offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Violence Ordinance, 2018 (POCSV) after a lapse of five years, holding that the power of further investigation cannot be used to fundamentally alter the nature of the prosecution case from an "attempt" to a "completed act" based solely on a materially improved statement of the victim that stands in stark contradiction to contemporaneous medical evidence.J&K&L High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Of AAP MLA Mehraj Malik, Says No Apprehension Of Him Acting Against Public OrderCase Title: Mehraj Din Malik (through father Shamas Din) v. UT of J&K & Ors. Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 173The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court quashed the preventive detention of Mehraj Din Malik, a Member of Legislative Assembly from Doda East, holding that the invocation of the Public Safety Act, 1978 (PSA) was based on allegations that at best amounted to 'law and order' issues and did not satisfy the threshold of 'public order'.Preventive Detention During Ongoing Proceedings U/S 129 BNSS Must Meet Strict Legal Standards To Be Lawful: J&K&L High CourtCase Title: Mohd. Kabir v. Union Territory of J&K & Ors.Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 174The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that though preventive detention under the Public Safety Act can be invoked even when proceedings under Section 129 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 are ongoing, such detention must satisfy strict legal standards, failing which it would be rendered unlawful.Delay In Executing Preventive Detention Order On Unsubstantiated Medical Grounds Renders Detention Unsustainable: J&K&L High CourtCase Title: Altaf Ahmad Waza v. UT of J&K & Ors.Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 175The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that a preventive detention order cannot be sustained where the respondents fail to substantiate the medical grounds relied upon to justify non-execution of the detention warrant, and where there is unexplained delay in its execution.J&K&L High Court Acquits Man In Rape Case, Says School Certificate Alone Cannot Conclusively Prove Prosecutrix Was MinorCase Title: Yawar Ahmad Bhagat v. UT of J&KCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 176The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that the mere entry regarding date of birth in a school admission register or a certificate issued on its basis does not conclusively establish the age of a person. The Court added that the correctness of such particulars depends entirely on the basis on which the entry was made, and in the absence of evidence showing the source of the information, the certificate has no probative value.Lok Adalat Awards Being Routinely Challenged Defeats Object Of Quick Resolution, Settlement Must Be Confined To Practical Terms: J&K&L High CourtCase Title: Riyaz Ahmad Wani Vs Abdul Hamid DarCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 177The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court observed that it is day in and day out coming across cases where parties seek to challenge awards passed by Lok Adalats, and that this growing tendency leads to unnecessary invocation of writ...

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup: April 27 - May 3, 2026

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