Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Bail To ASI Probing Rape Case, Caught On Camera Accepting Bribe From Complainant

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of an Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police who is investigating a rape case and was recorded taking a bribe from the complainant in a viral video.Justice Anoop Chitkara said, "the petitioner was the investigator in a very heinous offence involving Sections 376 and 328 IPC. She was allegedly accepting money from...

Highly Improbable That Mother Would Murder Own Daughter For ₹90K: Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail

The Punjab & Haryana High Court recently granted bail to a woman accused of allegedly killing her 9-year-old daughter in pursuit of her life insurance policy observing that it is highly improbable that a mother would kill her own daughter for Rs. 90,000. Justice Sandeep Moudgil also reiterated that apart from the right to life enshrined under Article 21, it has to be borne in mind that...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round Up: September 11 To September 17, 2023

Nominal IndexChandeep Singh @ Gabbar Singh v. National Investigation Agency 2023 LiveLaw (PH) 167Zile Singh v. Joginder Singh and ors. 2023 LiveLaw (PH) 168Subhash v. State of Haryana & Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (PH) 169Dhananjay Chauhan v. Sanjeev Kaushal and others 2023 LiveLaw (PH) 170Rampal v. State of Haryana 2023 LiveLaw (PH) 171X v. State 2023 LiveLaw (PH) 172ReportsCan't Deny Bail...

State's Duty To Ensure Extra Care For Person In Their Custody Having Suicidal Tendencies: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has awarded a compensation of Rs. 5 lakh to the family of a youth who committed suicide in the De-addiction Centre of a Civil Hospital. While doing so, a division bench of Justice G.S Sandhawalia and Justice Harpreet Kaur Jeewan observed,"It was the duty of the State as he was in their custody to ensure that even if he had suicidal tendencies, sufficient...

Corruption Continues Unabated Despite Handsome Increase In Govt Employees Salaries, No Limit To Human Greed: Punjab & Haryana High Court

In relation to a corruption case against Punjab's former Chief Secretary Vinay Kumar Janjua, the High Court on Friday directed the State government to send all documents for sanction to prosecute to the Centre. The case dates back to 2009 when Janjua was working as the Director of Industries and Commerce. He is booked for allegedly taking bribe of Rs. 2 lakh.Justice Anupinder Singh...

[NDPS Act] Merely Filing FSL Report With Chargesheet Not Ground To Cancel Default Bail, Special Reasons Must Be Shown: Punjab & Haryana HC

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that the mere filing of an FSL report with the chargesheet in a NDPS case will not be a ground to cancel default bail granted to an accused.Justice Deepak Gupta observed, "...it is made clear that merely filing the FSL report along with the challan in itself will not be considered a reason for cancelling the default bail." However, the...

Married Persons' Entry Into Live-In Relationship 'Illicit': Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Police Protection, Imposes Cost

The Punjab & Haryana High Court recently imposed a fine of Rs. 2,500 on already married individuals entering into a live-in relationship who had approached the court seeking police protection. Justice Alok Jain called it a 'classic case of an illicit relationship' while reiterating that married individuals cannot enter live-in relationships with others during the subsistence of...

'Used Devotees As Human Shields To Resist Arrest': P&H High Court Denies Bail To Self-Styled Godman Rampal Accused Of Waging War Against India

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Nuh Violence: Haryana Police Names Congress MLA Mamman Khan As Accused, High Court Issues Notice On His Plea For SIT Probe Into Violence

Days after Congress MLA Mamman Khan moved the Punjab & Haryana High Court seeking SIT probe into the incidents of violence that took place in Nuh, the Haryana government has informed the High Court that he is also a named accused in the matter.Khan had sought constitution of a high level Special Investigation Team (SIT) comprising officers not below the rank of Inspector General of Police....

Haryana Govt Justifies Rejecting High Court's Recommendations On District Judges Appointment, Cites Legal Opinion By Union Law Ministry

The Haryana government today defended its action of rejecting the recommendations made by the High Court for appointment of Additional and District Sessions judges in the State.In an affidavit, Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal submitted that they took legal opinion from the Union Law Ministry on the matter which said that Haryana government would not be bound to accept High...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Making 11 Additional Judges Of Punjab & Haryana High Court Permanent

The Supreme Court Collegium today, has recommended the names of eleven Additional Judges of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, for appointment as permanent judges. The collegium consisting of CJI D.Y. Chandrachud, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Sanjiv Khanna stated, "On an overall consideration of the above proposal, the Collegium is of the view that (i) Ms Justice Nidhi Gupta,...

Transgender Protection Cells Shall Be Constituted At State, District Level: Haryana's Chief Secretary To High Court

The Chief Secretary of Haryana has submitted before the Punjab & Haryana High Court today, that the State has approved setting up of Transgender Protection Cell at State level as well as District level in Haryana."State counsel, on the basis of affidavit of Chief Secretary, Haryana, filed in the Court today, submits that by passing the speaking order dated 12.09.2023, Govt. of Haryana...