Disproportionate Assets: High Court Grants Interim Bail To Former Punjab Police AIG Ashish Kapoor, Directs Him To Declare Assets

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted interim bail to former Punjab Police AIG Ashish Kapoor in a disproportionate assets case launched against him this year. Kapoor is accused in multiple FIRs including custodial rape, torture and extortion charges. However, Justice Anoop Chitkara said that his previous criminal history is not being considered strictly at this stage as a factor...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of 11 Additional Judges Of Punjab & Haryana High Court As Permanent Judges

The Central government today notified the appointments of following 11 Additional Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court as Permanent Judges.(i) Justice Nidhi Gupta(ii ) Justice Sanjay Vashisth(iii) Justice Tribhuvan Dahiya(iv) Justice Namit Kumar(v) Justice Harkesh Manuja(vi) Justice Aman Chaudhary (vii) Justice Naresh Singh @ Naresh Singh Shekhawat, (viii) Justice Harsh...

Pedantic Interpretation Of Policy To Deny Paddy Allotment To Millers Violative Of Fundamental Right To Trade: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that not allocating paddy to a miller for no fault of his is a violation of the fundamental right of business and trade guaranteed by Article 19 (1)(g) and a violation of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution. Justice Jagmohan Bansal added that a policy cannot be read as per whims and caprices of officials who "seem more interested in the closure of...

Lawyer's Custodial Torture: Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association To Abstain From Work Till Friday

The Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association (HCBA) has decided to abstain from work till Friday to express solidarity with the lawyer who was allegedly sexually assaulted and tortured in police custody in District Mukstar Sahib.In a general house meeting yesterday, the HCBA first resolved to indefinitely abstain from work with effect from 26 September. However, in a further development...

No Reason To Doubt State: Punjab & Haryana High Court To Wife Of Nuh Violence Accused Apprehending Biased Investigation

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to order SIT probe into a FIR lodged against a cab driver in the aftermath of Nuh violence in Haryana.Bench of Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj said it has no reasons to doubt that a fair and impartial investigation would be conducted by the State agency.The bench was seized with the plea moved by the accused's wife. She claimed her husband was not...

Insult To Religion Made Carelessly Without Any Malicious Intent Would Not Be Offence U/S 295A IPC: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that insults to religion "made unwittingly or carelessly without any malicious or deliberate intent" would not be an offence under Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code.The Court said, "It needs to be reiterated that Section 295A of the IPC does not penalize any and every act of insult or an attempt to insult the religion or the...

266 Deaths Reported By Overdose Of Drug Consumption In 3 Years: Punjab Police To High Court

The Punjab government has submitted before the Punjab & Haryana High Court that 266 deaths have been reported in the state from April 2020 to March 2023 due to the overdose of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.Justice Mahabir Singh Sindhu said the data also indicates that death rate is increasing and as such, the "situation is very precarious."In compliance with the Court's...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Issues Guidelines On Proclamation Under Section 82 CrPC

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has laid down detailed guidelines for the issuance of a proclamation under Section 82 of CrPC, its publication, declaration as 'proclaimed offender,' and to invoke criminal proceedings against him for offence under Section 174-A of IPC. Justice Arun Monga said that for the issuance of a proclamation under Section 82 CrPC, the Court must deliberate upon...

Punjab & Haryana HC Rules S.174A IPC On Proclaimed Offenders Included U/S 195 CrPC, Cites "Bhartitya Nayaya Sanhita" To Fortify View

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that even though Section 195 CrPC was not amended to include within its ambit Section 174A IPC, which was introduced in 2005 to criminalise non-appearance of proclaimed offenders at the specified place and time, the provision has to be read inclusive of Section 174A.This implies that no Court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under...

Passport Act | Police Must Disclose Complete Status Of FIR In Police Verification: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Observing that police authorities are sending incomplete reports which is the "root cause of denial of passport", the Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that police authorities must disclose the complete status of FIR in verification done for issuing of the passport.Justice Jagmohan Bansal said that the proforma prepared for the information to be furnished by the Police Official in...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Launches RTI Portal, Virtual Court For Traffic Challan

The Chief Justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court, Justice Ravi Shankar on Thursday, e-launched Virtual Court for traffic challan in Chandigarh and RTI portal.According to the official press release, the two software modules are developed under the guidance of the members of Computer Committee of the High Court. The committee is comprised of Justice Lisa Gill, Chairperson, Computer...

High Court Expunges 'Disparaging Remarks' Made By Sessions Court About Then Gurugram Police Commissioner In Corruption Case Against Junior

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has expunged the "disparaging remarks" made by a Sessions Court against former Police Commissioner of Gurugram, while deciding the anticipatory bail plea of a junior IPS officer.Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj said, "The remarks extracted above were not integral for the final adjudication of the anticipatory bail application filed by accused–Dheeraj Kumar...