Highly Educated Lady Working In MNC Didn't Lodge FIR For Months: P&H High Court Quashes Rape Case, Says Relationship Was 'Consensual'

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed a rape case registered against a man, holding that a prolonged consensual relationship between two mature individuals cannot be criminalised as rape on the basis of a failed promise to marry.Justice N.S. Shekhawat noted, "Even, before taking divorce from other person, the respondent No.2 went to Bali with the petitioner from 09.10.2022 to...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Punjab To Release Pending DA/DR, Quashes Staggered Pension Arrears Plan

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the State of Punjab to release all pending installments of Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) to its employees and pensioners in line with the Central Government pattern, holding that financial constraints cannot be a ground to deny accrued service benefits.The Court also struck down the State's “Liquidation Plan” dated February...

Married Woman Mature Enough To Understand Consequences: P&H High Court Quashes Rape On Pretext Of Marriage Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed a criminal complaint and summoning order against a man accused of rape on the pretext of marriage, holding that a married woman, who had not obtained divorce from her estranged husband, could not be said to have acted under a “misconception of fact” while consenting to a sexual relationship.Justice N.S. Shekhawat noted, "the prosecutrix herself...

Gurugram Demolitions: Punjab & Haryana High Court Permits Action Against Encroachments, Says Due Process Must Be Followed

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has permitted Haryana Government to proceed with the removal of encroachments in Gurugram that are found to be in violation of municipal laws, while underscoring that such action must strictly adhere to due process.Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan representing Gurugram residents made an oral mentioning in the Supreme Court today highlighting...

'Good Move': P&H High Court Backs Punjab's Crackdown On Content Glorifying Lawrence Bishnoi's Crimes

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Friday commended the Punjab government for blocking online content glorifying gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, including his interviews on digital platforms."That's a good move by you", orally said Chief Justice Sheel Nagu after Punjab AG Maninderjit Singh Bedi submitted that the State has blocked over 2,600 links relating to glorification of Bishnoi's...

Telling Employee to 'F*** Off' During Workplace Spat Without Sexual Intent Not Sexual Harassment: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that use of the expression “f*** off” during a workplace dispute, though inappropriate, does not amount to sexual harassment in the absence of sexual intent or overtone.Justice Kirti Singh said, "It is also pertinent that the context of the communication in the present case prima facie arises out of a work related interaction. No doubt...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Closes Plea Against 'Lawrence Of Punjab' Web Series After Centre Advises Zee5 Against Its Release

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today disposed of a plea seeking urgent stay on streaming of web series “Lawrence of Punjab”, after the Central government advised the OTT platform ZEE5 against its release.The division bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Pramod Goyal noted that the Punjab government had written to the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on April...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Acquits Rape Convict After 21 Years, Cites Material Contradictions In Prosecutrix's Testimony

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has acquitted a man convicted for rape in 2005, holding that material contradictions in the prosecutrix's testimony, lack of corroborative evidence, and inconsistencies in forensic findings rendered the conviction unsafe. During the pendency of appeal the convict passed away.Justice Rupinderjit Chahal noted, "The record reveals that the prosecutrix...

Punjab Anti-Sacrilege Law Challenged In High Court

A Public Interest Litigation has been filed before the Punjab & Haryana High Court challenging the constitutional validity of the “Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026” (Anti-Sacrilege Act) .The petition has been filed by Simranjeet Singh, a Punjab based law graduate, who has approached the Court in person.The petition challenges the validity of the 2026...

Congress MP Raja Warring Moves Punjab & Haryana High Court Seeking Stay On 'Lawrence Of Punjab' Web Series

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Punjab & Haryana High Court seeking an urgent stay on the proposed release and streaming of the web series “Lawrence of Punjab” on the OTT platform ZEE5, owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited.The plea has been filed by Ludhiana MP Raja Warring through Advocate Nikhil Ghai. The matter was mentioned urgently for...

Food Safety Officer Can't Seize Plant & Machinery Under FSS Act; Such Power Vests With Court: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that a Food Safety Officer has no authority under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 to seize plant and machinery, and such action can only be taken by a competent court or in accordance with statutory procedure.Justice Jagmohan Bansal said, "machinery has been seized by Food Safety Officer who has no power to seize plant and machinery....

Punjab & Haryana High Court Orders Soundproof VC Facilities In All Prisons To Protect Lawyer-Client Confidentiality

Observing that "every prison must have soundproof facilities where convicts are able to interact with their counsel via video conference and have in-person meetings with their counsel," the Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that the right of an accused/convict to communicate with their counsel in full confidentiality is a fundamental component of a fair trial, and this protection...