'Blackmailing Case; Unfortunate That Lady Made Rape Allegation Against Accused Who Was Not In India': P&H High Court Quashes FIR

The Punjab and Haryana High Court last week quashed an FIR registered against a man on the allegations of committing gang rape against the alleged victim as it observed that at the time of the commission of the alleged offence, the accused was out of the Country.Noting that as per the Investigating Officer, the accused was in London at the time when the offence of rape has been alleged to...

'Swayamvar' A Fundamental Right Under Article 21, Its Roots Can Be Traced To Ramayana, Mahabharata: Punjab & Haryana High Court

In a significant observation, the Punjab and Haryana High Court last week said that Swayamvar i.e. marriage by one's own choice is not a modern phenomenon and that its roots can be traced in ancient history including holy books like Ramayana Mahabharata.Adding that Article 21 is enforcing this human right as a Fundamental Right, the bench of Justice Jagmohan Bansal quashed an FIR lodged against...

Circulating Malicious Material Against Judiciary At Nat'l-Int'l Level Amounts To Inciting People Against Rule Of Law: P&H High Court

Sentencing dismissed Punjab Police DSP Balwinder Singh Sekhon and his aide to 6 months imprisonment in a criminal contempt case, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday observed that circulating malicious material against Judiciary at National-International Level amounts to inciting people against the Rule of Law.Finding the videos featuring Sekhon and his aide and the content of the same...

Contempt Of Court Case: Punjab & Haryana High Court Sentences Dismissed Punjab DSP, His Aide To 6 Months In Jail

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today sentenced dismissed Punjab Police DSP Balwinder Singh Sekhon and his aide, one Pardeep Sharma to 6 months imprisonment in the contempt case for circulating 'malicious', 'libelous', and 'derogatory' videos on social media pertaining to judicial proceedings of the Judges of the HC. The bench of Justice G. S. Sandhawalia and Justice Harpreet Kaur Jeewan...

De Hors Statutory Rules: High Court Directs Punjab Education Dept To Prepare Fresh Seniority List Of 50,000 Masters

The Punjab & Haryana High Court recently found that the seniority list of Master cadre affecting more than 50,000 Masters/ Mistressess prepared by the Punjab Education Department in 2019 is de hors statutory rules. It has directed the State government to prepare a fresh seniority list in accordance with the Rules framed in 1978, within six months. "Rules have been framed under proviso...

Renting Dharamshala On Nominal Rent For Marriages Not Commercial, No Property Tax: Punjab and Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that if Dharamshala is provided at a nominal rent for conducting marriages, it will not amount to a commercial purpose.The division bench of Justice Rintu Bahri and Justice Manisha Batra has observed that Dharamshalas are not liable to pay the property tax.The petitioner's tax on lands and buildings was assessed, and the assessee was served with a...

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...