'Foetus May Be Born Alive': Punjab & Haryana High Court Declines Rape Victim's Plea For Termination Of 25-Week Pregnancy

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to allow termination of pregnancy beyond 25 weeks of a rape victim, observing that the medical board opined that there is a possibility of the foetus being delivered alive if terminated at this stage.Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj said, "When the possibility of the foetus being delivered alive and chances of survival being between 50-70%, the Court...

[Farmers Protest] Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To Protestor Accused Of Breaking Barricades, Attacking Police At Shambhu Border

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Tuesday, granted bail to farmers protester, Navdeep Singh arrested in March for allegedly breaking barricades at Shambhu border in connivance with other protestors, during the enforcement of order under Section 144 of CrPC.Justice Sandeep Moudgil said, "as per the principle of the criminal jurisprudence, no one should be considered as guilty till the...

Sidhu Moosewala Murder Case | Punjab & Haryana HC Rejects Bail Plea Of Police Officer Who Allegedly Helped Accused Flee From Custody

Observing that he was a "protector of law" who was entrusted with the custody of undertrial gangster, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has rejected the bail plea of a police officer who allegedly helped a gangster, an accused in the murder of Shubhdeep Singh, alias Sidhu Moosewala, to abscond from police custody.Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi said, "the job of the petitioner is to protect...

'48 Foreign Nationals Languishing In Punjab Jails Despite Completing Sentence': HC Summons Govt Officer To Explain Circumstances Behind Custody

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has summoned Punjab Government officer to explain the circumstances in which 48 foreign nationals are kept in custody despite completion of sentences.Justice GS Sandhawalia and Justice Vikas Bahl while perusing the affidavit submitted by Punjab Government noted, "perusal of the list would show that in some cases, consular access had been provided way back...

Interfaith Marriage Performed In Rickshaw? High Court Directs Punjab Police To Probe Alleged Religious Conversion Racket

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked Punjab's Fatehgarh Sahib SSP to enquire whether any racket of religious conversion is operating under garb of conducting "fake marriage".Expressing "shock and dismay", the Court found in a protection plea that as per the pictures, the marriage took place in an auto-rickshaw whereas in the declaration it was stated that Nikah in a masjid has...

Family Courts Shouldn't Fetter "Freedom To Re-Marry" By Directing Couples Seeking Mutual Divorce To Live Together: Punjab & Haryana HC

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that Family Courts cannot curtail the freedom of parties to remarry by directing the couple seeking divorce by mutual consent, to live together.The couple who cohabited only for three days, was seeking divorce by mutual consent. The Court set-aside the order of Family Court wherein it rejected the plea to relax the mandatory period of one year after...

Union Govt 'Dragging Feet' Over Issue Of Repatriating Pakistani Prisoners In Custody Despite Completion Of Sentence: Punjab & Haryana HC

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has observed that the Union Government is "still dragging its feet over the sensitive issue of repatriating" the Pakistani prisoners who are in custody despite completion of their sentences. The Court also warned the central government to impose an exemplary cost on it if the action is not taken by the next hearing. The Court was informed that the...

High Court Warns Punjab Govt Of Exemplary Costs For Inaction On Renovating Washrooms In Pathankot Sub-Jail

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has warned the Punjab Government of exemplary costs on officials if no positive action is taken for the renovation of washrooms in the sub-jail of Punjab's Pathankot in two months (next date of hearing).Previously, taking note of an inspection report wherein washrooms in Pathankot's sub-jail were found to be in "pathetic condition", the High Court has...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: 8 July- 14 July, 2024

Nominal Index [Citations 243-253]XXXX v. XXX 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 243Virender v. State of Haryana and others 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 244Sadha Ram @ Bhajna Ram v. State of Haryana and Others 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 245Aftab @ Sakil v. State of Haryana & Ors. 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 246Mamta & Others v. Happy and Others 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 247Jatinder Jain v. State of Haryana and others 2024 LiveLaw...

4 Yrs Is Sufficient Period To Snap Links: P&H HC Grants Bail To Men Booked Under UAPA, NDPS For Transferring Funds To Terror Outfit 'Hizb-Ul-Mujahideen'

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted bail to four men accused under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) and Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) for entering into a criminal conspiracy to smuggle and to do trading of heroin in India, in order to transfer the proceeds to the terrorist organization namely Hizb-ul-Mujahideen.The...

Immoral Trafficking Act | Search Without Warrant Not Illegal If People From Locality Refuse To Join: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has made it clear that the search under the Immoral Prevention Trafficking Act would not be illegal if people from the locality were requested to join the proceedings, but none came forward.According to Section 15 of the Immoral Prevention Trafficking Act, before making a search without a warrant, the special police officer shall call upon two or...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To Sepoy Accused Of Leaking Secret Information To Pakistan

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted bail to a sepoy accused of leaking sensitive secret information to Pakistan in lieu of illegal gratification.While granting regular bail to the accused, Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill said, "...apart from one WhatsApp text message, which also cannot be said to be incriminating, nothing else could be pointed out which could be said to connect...