'Investigation Status In 124 Cases Unknown For Years': High Courts Flags Haryana Police Inaction, Seeks List Of SPs In Sirsa District Since 2015

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has flagged the inaction of Haryana Superintendents of Police posted in Sirsa district in monitoring the investigation in criminal cases now pending for several years.Justice NS Shekhawat while perusing the record said, "...this Court has reasons to believe that various investigations conducted in District Sirsa in different cases have not been monitored...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice Sheel Nagu As Chief Justice Of Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Ministry of Law & Justice today notified the appointment of Justice Sheel Nagu as Chief Justice of the Punjab & Haryana High Court."In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Sheel Nagu, Judge of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, to be the Chief Justice of the High Court of Punjab...

'Prima-Facie Contempt': Punjab & Haryana High Court On Bar Association President's Call For Strike Till Cancellation Of FIR Against Him

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that the action of High Court Bar Association President Vikas Malik, to call for suspension of work till the cancellation of FIR lodged against him, constitutes prima facie contempt.Malik, who handed over his charge to Bar Association's Vice-President today, allegedly assaulted a lawyer in the Court premises on July 01. An FIR was filed against...

'Judges Do Commit Mistakes, Healthy Criticism Welcome': Punjab & Haryana HC Drops Contempt Charge Against Man For Pleadings Against Judge

The Punjab and Haryana High Court while observing that "judges are not super humans and do commit mistakes" has set aside the suo moto criminal contempt case initiated against a man who made pleadings against a Judicial Magistrate.The man had alleged that the Magistrate is not inclined to pass an order but is only inclined to give adjournments. However, it was found that the adjournments...

Accused Need Not Be Heard Before Directing CBI Investigation: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Observing that "the accused need not be heard" before passing an order for CBI investigation, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the central agency to probe a multi-crore fraud case in Punjab.Justice Jasjit Bedi perusing a conspectus of precedents observed, "...this Court can order an investigation by the CBI even after a report under Section 173(2) Cr.P.C. is submitted and...

In A First, Punjab & Haryana High Court Interprets Provision Of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has passed its first order interpreting a provision of the newly enforced Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).BNSS, along with Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam came into effect from July 1, 2024. Not soon thereafter, on July 2, the High Court was faced with the dilemma whether a criminal revision petition filed before it...

Breast Feeding Child Has Fundamental Right To Mother's Love: Punjab & Haryana HC Directs In-Laws To Handover 8 Months Old's Interim Custody

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the in-laws of a woman to handover to her the interim-custody of her 8-months-old and 2-years-old daughters.Justice Kuldeep Tiwari observed that the breastfeeding infant cannot be deprived of her fundamental right to get mother's love and care."In the instant case, one of the petitioner's minor daughters, who is aged about 08 months, is...

Rape On False Promise To Marry | Factors Like Age, Education, Profession Of Both Complainant & Accused Relevant: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that while adjudicating a rape case based on false promise to marry, the Court should take into accounts factors like comparative age of accused and victim, their educational, social and economic background and the nature of their profession.The list is not exhaustive and Court said entirety of facts and circumstances of each case will have to...

High Court Seeks Haryana Govt's Response On Gurmeet Ram Rahim's Plea Seeking 21 Days Furlough

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today sought response from the Haryana Government on a plea filed by Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, seeking directions to the State to consider his application for 21 days furlough.Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice GS Sandhawalia and Justice Lapita Banerji has listed the matter for July 31.The plea states that the Dera chief is eligible...

School Built On Land Acquired For 'Mandi' Serves Public Purpose: P&H HC Declines Former Owner's Plea To Release Acquired Land, Imposes 25K Cost

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to allow a plea seeking the release of the land acquired by the State Government for the development of a 'Mandi' which was later used for building a school, observing that the public purpose is served.A division bench of Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Lalit Batra said, "The reason is but trite, and, simple, that since even a...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 23 - June 30, 2024

Nominal Index [Citations 220 - 231]Rajinder Singh @ Bittu v. State of Punjab 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 220Prabal Titus v. State of Punjab and others 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 221 Veena Parmar v. State of Punjab 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 222Shanti Devi @ Sham Kala v. Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation and another 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 223XXX v. XXX 2024 LiveLaw (PH) 224Manjraj Singh Chatha v. Panjab Univ....

Violates Right Of Press: Punjab & Haryana HC Seeks Explanation On State's 'High-Handedness' For Arresting Journalist Who Made Video Against Real Estate Owner

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today sought a response from the Punjab Government on the allegations of "highhandedness and colourable exercise of power" by which a Punjab journalist was arrested on charges of extortion for publishing news against a real estate owner.While granting interim bail to journalist Rajinder Singh Taggar, Justice Sandeep Moudgil said, "State of Punjab is called...