Fabrication Of Bills Worth Rs.367 Crores, Accused In Custody For 18 Months: Punjab and Haryana High Court Grants Bail

The Punjab and Haryana High Court granted bail to the person accused of forging bills worth Rs. 367 crores and evading GST payments worth Rs. 26 crores.The single bench of Justice Deepak Sibal has observed that the petitioner has already undergone actual custody for nearly one year and five months. Even if he is convicted, the maximum sentence that can be imposed on him is five years. At...

'Furnish Fresh Bail Bonds; Pay ₹2 Lakh Costs': P&H High Court Grants Interim Relief To Deepak Chaurasia After NBW Issued In POCSO Case

The Punjab And Haryana High Court on Tuesday granted interim relief to Zee News Anchor Deepak Chaurasia in the POCSO Case while ordering him to appear before the trial court on March 3 to furnish fresh bail bonds.The court passed this order on Chaurasia's plea seeking quashing of the Feb 4 order of the Gurugram POCSO Court declining his application seeking permanent exemption from...

Forest Scam: Punjab And Haryana High Court Grants Bail To IFS Officer Vishal Chauhan In Corruption Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday granted bail to IFS Officer Vishal Chauhan and others in connection with the Punjab Forest Scam and WWICS resorts extortion case. Chauhan was nominated in the FIR last year after the vigilance department busted the forest scam with the arrest of Guramanpreet Singh, divisional forest officer (DFO), Mohali, and forest...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Orders Arrest Of Dismissed DSP Who Circulated 'Derogatory' Videos Against HC Judges

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday directed the Commissioner of Police, Ludhiana to arrest dismissed Punjab Police DSP Balwinder Singh Sekhon and one Pardeep Sharma and produce them before Court to answer the charge of contempt on Feb 24 for circulating 'malicious', 'libelous', and 'derogatory' videos on social media pertaining to judicial proceedings of the Judges of the HC.The bench...

Punjab And Haryana High Court Grants Bail To 65 Y/O Man Who Allegedly Called Lord Valmiki A 'Dacoit' & 'Thief'

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently granted bail to a 65-year-old man who allegedly referred to Lord Valmiki as a 'Dacoit' and 'Thief'. The bench of Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi granted bail to Krishan Dev Dubey booked under Section 295A IPC after it noted that he is a first-time offender and has been in custody since 23.01.2022 and that his further incarceration is not required.The...

Allegation Of 'Consent On Pretext Of Marriage’ Gets Shattered When Woman Continues Relationship With Man Even After His Marriage: P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court, while upholding an order of acquittal passed by trial court in a rape case, said that the allegation of commission of rape on the pretext of marriage loses significance if the woman continues to be in a sexual relationship with the man even after his marriage with some other woman. A division bench of Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Kuldeep...

Procure Smartphone, Keep GPS On, Don't Delete WhatsApp History: Punjab & Haryana High Court's Bail Conditions For Accused In Bail Orders

While granting bail to an accused, the Punjab and Haryana High Court recently imposed several conditions on the person: procure a smartphone, always keep the GPS turned on and do not format the phone or delete its WhatsApp chats or call logs. Justice Anoop Chitkara has imposed similar conditions in a number of orders passed in last one year. “Within fifteen days of release from...

Inquiry Not Required Once Delinquent Employee Admits Misconduct, Cannot Claim Violation Of Natural Justice: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court, while disposing of two writ petitions filed by terminated employees of the Shiromani Gurudwara Parbhandhak Committee, has ruled that once an employee admits to his misconduct or guilt, such employee cannot invoke the non-observance of principles of natural justice or absence of an inquiry at a later stage. The single bench of Justice...

Matrimonial Dispute| 'Transfer Isn't Always Allowed In Wife's Favour': P&H High Court Grants Relief To Husband Suffering From Brain Cancer

Granting relief to the husband in a matrimonial dispute case, the Punjab And Haryana High Court observed that it isn't the case that transfer of a case is always allowed in favor of the wife.With this, the bench of Justice Nidhi Gupta allowed the transfer plea filed by a husband (suffering from brain cancer) and ordered to transfer oa case filed by the wife in Gurdaspur to the Ludhiana...

Need To Remove Uncertainty Regarding Time Of Preparation Of Consent/Non-Consent Memo Qua Compliance Of S. 50 NDPS Act: P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court last week asked the state to devise a mechanism to remove the uncertainty regarding the place, date, and time of preparation of consent/non-consent memo qua compliance of Section 50 NDPS Act. The bench of Justice Pankaj Jain observed that in order to remove the uncertainty w.r.t. this important aspect of the investigation, Investigating Agencies need to...

Use Of Notional Breaks Against Employee Has Been Repeatedly Deprecated As Unfair Practice: Punjab and Haryana HC Grants Relief To PRTC Employee

Observing that use of notional breaks against an employee has been repeatedly deprecated as unfair practice at the hands of the employer, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted relief to an employee of PEPSU Road Transport Corporation (PRTC)Justice Pankaj Jain said that the petitioner was working as a daily wager with PRTC and was not in a position to avoid such breaks. There is...

Government Jobs Not Just A Dream But Also A Sign Of Being A Winner; Thugs Exploiting This Weakness Of People: P&H High Court

While denying Anticipatory Bail to a man accused of conning another person with a promise of a job in the Indian Army, the Punjab and Haryana High Court recently observed that getting Government Job is not just a dream but also a sign of being a winner and this weakness of people is being exploited by the Thugs.Specifying its opinion regarding the difference between the Government and...