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...

Agreement To Sing For Only For One Music Company Was 'Unfair': Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Relief To Shehnaaz Gill

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to interfere with the appellate court's order which held that singer Shahnaz Gill cannot be compelled to sing only for one music company with which she had signed in 2019, observing that the terms are "unfair" and lacked equal bargaining power.Gill entered into a contract "in a hurry" with Simran Music company in 2019 before entering the TV show...

Attempts To Mislead Court Must Be Dealt With Deterrence: Punjab & Haryana High Court Imposes Rs 1 Lakh Cost On Party For Suppressing Facts

Observing that attempts made to conceal vital facts to mislead the Court must be dealt with firmly, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has imposed an exemplary cost of Rs.1 lakh on a petitioner.The Court dismissed the plea for quashing an order debarring the petitioner from bidding. The plea was filed without any details like copy of tender, contract work order, show cause notices, etc. and...

Proceedings For FIR Lodged Under IPC Will Be Governed By BNSS If Plea Filed On Or After July 1: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that if a FIR is lodged under IPC but the application or petition in relation to it is filed after July 01, then provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), which has replaced Criminal Procedure Code, will be applicable.The Court dismissed the petition filed on July 04 under Section 482 CrPC for quashing of FIR lodged...

Haryana Judiciary Exam | Prelims Result Calculated But Not Declared Category Wise Can't Be Set Aside: High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a batch of writ petitions challenging the preliminary examination result declared in April for Haryana Civil Services (Judicial Branch) (HCS) Examination 2023-24.A division bench of Justice Lisa Gill and Justice Sukhvinder Kaur said, "result of the preliminary examination cannot be set aside on the ground that it has not been declared...

Shambhu Border To Be Opened For All, Not Just For Farmers: Punjab & Haryana High Court Clarifies

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today said that its direction to open the Shambhu border which connects the two States is meant for all citizens, and is not restricted to any particular class.The clarification comes in a PIL seeking directions to open Shambhu border for general public, especially businessmen, departmental store owners and street vendors who are providing essential...

Judiciously Managing Inmate Transfers Is Prudent Financial Decision: High Court On Transferring Alleged Lawrence Bishnoi Aide To Chandigarh Jail

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has allowed the plea to transfer of alleged aide of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, Ravinder Singh from Bhatinda Jail to Chandigarh Modern Prison on medical grounds, observing that, judiciously managing inmate transfers proves to be a prudent financial decision for state.Justice Manisha Batra said, "Although, learned Addl. P.P., U.T., Chandigarh has raised...

'Forum Hunting': Punjab & Haryana HC Imposes Cost On Man For Filing Quashing Plea After Withdrawing Revision Petition In Cheque Bounce Case

Observing that "it seems that it is a case of forum hunting", the Punjab & Haryana High Court imposed a cost of Rs.10,000 on a man who filed petition under Section 482 CrPC to quash cheque bounce case after withdrawing revision plea.Justice Kuldeep Tiwari said, "Once the petitioner has opted a statutory remedy by filing a revision petition (supra), and the same was dismissed as withdrawn,...

Picking-Up Stray Cattle For 'Gowshalas' Should Be Done With Proper Sensitivity: Punjab & Haryana High Court Tells State Govts

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that state should ensure that the exercise of picking up the stray cattle from urban areas and taking them to the respective Gowshalas is done with "proper sensitivity."Acting Chief Justice GS Sandhawalia (as he then was) and Justice Vikas Bahl said, "we are sanguine that the State of Punjab and the Authorities, Incharge of the Urban Local Bodies...