Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To Woman Detained With Child In UAPA Case, Says No Incriminatory Material Against Her

The Punjab & Haryana High Court granted bail to a woman who had been detained in 2022 under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, based on the disclosure statement of her husband.Vijay Singh stated that his wife, Sukhpreet Kaur, supported him in the illegal activities. Singh in his disclosure statement said that he collected a parcel containing a hand grenade, a...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Permission To Terminate 33 Weeks Pregnancy Of Minor Rape Victim, Cites Threat To Life

Observing that abortion at such an advanced stage would "not only endanger the life of the minor victim but is likely to premature delivery of child", the Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to direct termination of 33 weeks old pregnancy of a minor rape victim.The Medical board also opined that it will not be safe and would be life threatening to the mother due to advance gestational...

'Non-Compliance' With AFT Order On Pension | Punjab & Haryana HC Issues Contempt Notice To Sr. Defence Ministry Official

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has issued a contempt notice to Alka Sharma, principal integrated financial adviser at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Major General Ashok Singh, for allegedly not complying with the order of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) Chandigarh to give penal amount to a retired Naib Subedar.Justice Arvind Singh Sangwan issued the notice stating that ASG accepted...

Apprehending Wife In Illicit Relationship May Falsely Implicate Husband, Punjab & Haryana HC Orders Thorough Investigation Into Prospective FIRs

The Punjab and Haryana High Court as an “abundant caution” has directed thorough investigation of any complaint or FIR that the wife in “illicit relationship” files against her husband, so that he is not dragged into frivolous litigation.Observing that the protection petition filed by the wife and her partner is without any merit and “abuse of process of law”, Justice Alok Jain...

'Orchestrated Attempt To Keep Him In Custody', High Court Grants Bail To Former Punjab AIG Ashish Kapoor In Custodial Violence Case

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted bail to former Punjab AIG Ashish Kapoor in 2018 Custodial Violence case. Kapoor was book for voluntarily causing hurt for extortion, criminal conspiracy and criminal intimidation. It was alleged that Kapoor had torture and beaten a woman and her brother under police remand to force confession regarding property matters.Perusing the...

“Routine To Furnish Wrong Information In Court”, Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Departmental Enquiry Against DSP

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed to initiate departmental enquiry against Deputy Superintendent of Police of Haryana's Tauru for furnishing wrong facts in a status report filed before the Court.Observing that it has become routine to furnish false information, Justice Deepak Gupta directed the DGP, Haryana to “proceed departmentally against Shri Mukesh Kumar, Deputy...

Disproportionate Assets Indicate Drug Trafficking At Instance Of Corrupt Punjab Police, High Court Refuses Pre-Arrest Bail To Dismissed AIG Raj Hundal

Observing that being a police officer, he was supposed to be extremely upright, primarily when dealing with sensitive matters, including drugs, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of former AIG Raj Jit Hundal in a disproportionate assets case.A SIT constituted by the state, in pursuance of suo moto cognizance taken by the Court in 2013 on drug menace...

Mama Expected To Protect Like Double 'Ma': Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Conviction For Sexually Assaulting 6-Yr-Old Nephew

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld the conviction of a man for committing aggravated penetrative sexual assault on his own 6-year old nephew in 2017. It also upheld sentence of cumulative 10 years imprisonment under Section 6 of POCSO Act and Section 377 of IPC.While noting that the offence was committed in 2017, prior to enhancement of punishment under POCSO Act, Justice Deepak...

Certificate Issued By Bar Association Sufficient To Prove Experience For Practising Advocates, Further Proof Not Required: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that a certificate issued by the Bar Association of the concerned Court would have the same force as that of a certificate from any other judicial or quasi-judicial authority and would qualify as proof of one's experience.Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma added that an advocate who is enrolled with the Bar Council starts actually practice and...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Police To Consider Protection Plea Moved By Same Sex Live-In Couple

The Punjab & Haryana High Court had directed the Senior Superintendent of Police to look into and pass appropriate orders on representation filed for police protection by a same-sex live in couple.Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi said, "At this stage, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, as well as on the age and nature of the relationship between the petitioners, I deem...

"Tailor-Made Wards To Ensure Success Of Few In Elections": High Court Declares 'Illegal' Delimitation Of 2 Municipal Councils, 1 Municipal Corp In Punjab

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday declared the entire delimitation exercise in Municipal Councils of Dera Baba Nanak, Dharamkot, and Municipal Corporation Phagwara, conducted since its inception, to be "illegal". The Court held that delimitation was done on irrelevant considerations and a glaring breach of Rules 3 to 8 of the Delimitation of Wards of Municipalities Rules,...

Disproportionate Assets: Former Punjab Police AIG Ashish Kapoor Gets Bail But To Remain In Jail For FIR On Custodial Violence

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted bail to former Punjab Police AIG Ashish Kapoor in a disproportionate assets case launched against him this year. Court also confirmed the interim anticipatory bail granted to Kapoor's wife. Nevertheless, Kapoor will remain in jail because a case over alleged custodial violence is still pending against him.The Court had granted interim bail to...