Convict Says He Spent Over 2 Years In Jail, Police Says He Was Never There: High Court Orders Haryana DGP To Look Into Matter

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed the Haryana DGP to look into a matter wherein a convict has claimed that he has already undergone a custody of more than 02 years and 05 months in a case dating back to 1999 but as per the police, he is yet to undergo the two years sentence imposed on him by the Supreme Court.While taking note of the situation, the bench of Justice Suvir...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Gurgaon Court's Order To Remove Stray Dogs From Court Premises, Says 'Not Maintainable'

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed the plea challenging Gurgaon court's direction to remove stray dogs from the court premises within a period of 15 days from the date of passing of the order.The bench of Justice Rajesh Bhardwaj said, “the petitioner has failed to show their locus standi in the absence of being a party to the said civil suit in which the impugned order has...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association Declares ‘No Work Day’ For Second Consecutive Day On July 11 Due To Heavy Rainfall

The Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association has declared a 'no work day' for the second consecutive day on July 11 due to heavy rainfall in the region.The Association has once again requested the High Court not to pass any adverse orders on July 11 due to the absence of lawyers amid waterlogging and red alert issued by the weather authorities in the tricity of Chandigarh, Mohali...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses To Grant Bail To Army Man Accused Of Sending Information About Military Stations To Co-Accused With Pak Links

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to grant regular bail to an Army personnel Harpreet Singh, who is accused of providing secret information and documents to a co-accused, who was apprehended allegedly with 70 grams of heroin in 2021.The bench of Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul said, “Prima facie there are very grave, serious and specific allegations against the petitioner of...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes FIR Filed Against Colors TV, Others For 'Hurting Sentiments' Of Valmiki Community In ‘Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush’

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has quashed the FIR filed in 2019 against Colors TV and the actors and producers of the show 'Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush' for allegedly portraying a wrong image of Bhagwan Valmiki and hurting religious sentiments of the community.The court took note of the order passed in October 2019, wherein the ban on the show was set aside after the producers provided...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Regular Bail To Afghan Residents Who Overstayed Visa

Observing that the trial is progressing at a slow pace, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted bail to three Afghan residents who overstayed after the expiry of their visas and passports. The accused persons had already been in custody for over two years.“It is not a case that the petitioners were indulging in any illegal activities or commission of crime and they are being...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail To Ayurveda Gynaecologist Accused Of Terminating Pregnancy Illegally

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted interim bail in an anticipatory bail plea to an Ayurveda gynaecologist, who is accused of terminating a pregnancy without authorisation.While issuing notice on her plea seeking pre-arrest bail, the bench of Justice Pankaj Jain said, “In the meantime, in the event of arrest, the petitioner shall be released on interim bail subject to her...

Foodgrain Scam: Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To Former Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu's 'PA'

The Punjab and Haryana High Court granted bail to Pankaj Kumar @ Meenu Malhotra, the alleged PA to former minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu. Kumar is one of the accused in the Food Grain Scam that took place during the minister's tenure in 2020-21.He was booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, on allegations of receiving bribes through his conduits to compromise the tender for...

‘Has Faced Agony Of Protracted Trial’: Punjab & Haryana High Court Reduces Sentence Of 70-Year-Old In 1994 Case For Adulterated Khoya

Observing that he has faced the agony of a protracted trial for such a long time, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has reduced the sentence of the 70-year-old convict to the period already undergone by him.In the 1994 case, Ram Saran was convicted in 2007 under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 for adulterating 'khoya'. Justice Deepak Gupta said, “Offence was committed way...

Once The Export Obligation Is Discharged, Customs Dept. Could Not Initiate Proceedings Against Assessee: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that once the export obligation is discharged, the customs department cannot initiate proceedings against the assessee.The bench of Justice Ritu Behari and Justice Manisha Batra observed that 50 MT of Coco Butter was lost during transit from the port to the factory, and this information was given to the department. But the lost quantity had been...

Bar Council Of Punjab & Haryana Introduces Lecture Series To Train Young Lawyers

The Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana is set to begin a lecture series from Tuesday to provide training to junior lawyers and new entrants so that they can get clarity in their initial years of practice.As a pilot initiative, the Bar Council is scheduled to commence a lecture series lasting for 35 minutes, starting from July 4 till July 15 (excluding Sundays). These lectures will be conducted...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Acquits Daughter Accused Of Killing Father In 2003

Observing that the trial court seems to have unwittingly been "swayed by sentiment and prejudice" against the crime of patricide alleged against her, the Punjab & Haryana High Court set aside the conviction of a woman who was accused of murdering her father in 2003. The accused was 16 years and 4 months old at the time of incident “There are suspicious features appearing in the...