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High Court Seeks EDs Response To Punjab Minister Sanjeev Aroras Plea Challenging Arrest In Money Laundering Case

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today sought Enforcement Directorate's response to a plea filed by Punjab Cabinet Minister Sanjeev Arora, arrested and remanded in connection with a money laundering case.Acting Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Rohit Kapoor issued notice and gave ED two weeks' time to file its response.The AAP leader has been booked in a Rs 100-crore GST fraud linked to...

Lack Of Tech Knowledge No Excuse For Incomplete Online Application: Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects ADA Aspirants Plea

Rejecting the plea of lack of computer knowledge, the Court dismissed a writ petition filed by a candidate seeking issuance of an admit card for the Haryana Assistant District Attorney (ADA) who submitted an "incomplete form."[2025 LiveLaw (PH) 225]Justice Nidhi Gupta said, "Contention of the petitioner that his computer related knowledge is still not vast, is baseless as computers...

Pre-Cognizance Hearing Of Accused U/S 223 BNSS Not Applicable To SFIO Proceedings Under Companies Act: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the mandatory pre-cognizance hearing of accused, contemplated under the first proviso to Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), is not available to persons proposed to be arrayed as accused in prosecutions instituted by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) under the Companies Act, 2013. [2025 LiveLaw...

P&H High Court Grants Bail In Official Secrets Act Case, Says Y+ Security Communication Prima Facie Not Secret

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to a man booked under the Official Secrets Act, observing that a communication regarding grant of 'Y+' security to him does not prima facie fall within the ambit of “official secrets”. [2025 LiveLaw (PH) 223]Justice Virinder Aggarwal said, "Upon a prima facie consideration of the material available on record, this Court finds that...

Anticipatory Bail Denied To Ex-Police Officer In Corruption Case: P&H High Court Flags Risk To Investigation

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused anticipatory bail to a former police officer accused of demanding illegal gratification, observing that economic offences and corruption “erode public trust” and require courts to exercise caution while extending pre-arrest protection. [2025 LiveLaw (PH) 222]Dismissing the plea, Justice Sumeet Goel held that given the nature of the...

High Court Issues Notice To ED On Punjab Minister Sanjeev Aroras Bail Plea In Money Laundering Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today sought response from Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a bail plea filed by AAP leader and Punjab's cabinet minister Sanjeev Arora, arrested in connection with a Rs 100-crore GST fraud linked to a company he previously headed. Arora had earlier approached the High Court challenging his arrest under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA)...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Hands NDPS Probe To CBI After Finding Police Version On Accuseds Custody Doubtful

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the CBI to conduct further investigation into an FIR registered under Section 22(C) of the NDPS Act, after finding that the police version regarding the detention and release of the accused was contradicted by the very person to whom custody was allegedly handed over. [2025 LiveLaw (PH) 221]The Court quashed the charge-framing order and directed...

25 Yrs After Conviction, P&H High Court Declares Rape Convict Was Juvenile, Modifies Sentence

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that an appellant convicted in 2001 for kidnapping and rape was a juvenile on the date of commission of the offence in 1999, and accordingly modified his sentence to the period already undergone in custody.[2026 LiveLaw (PH) 220]Justice Subhash Mehla said that he "finds no reason to disbelieve the enquiry report submitted by learned District...

P&H High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking SIT Probe After Woman Alleged To Be Murdered Found Alive

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition seeking directions for a status report and constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) in connection with the alleged missing and suspected murder of a woman, Devinder Kaur, after finding that she is alive and residing in Canada. [2025 LiveLaw (PH) 219]Justice Surya Partap Singh said, "this plea of petitioner is not sustainable...

What Happened In Lucknow Coaching Fire Incident Is Worrisome, P&H High Court Seeks Steps Taken By State To Protect Students

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought a status report from Punjab authorities, detailing the steps taken to ensure fire safety in coaching centres and educational institutions, in the wake of a tragic fire incident in Lucknow that claimed 18 lives.A Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rohit Kapoor while hearing a Public Interest Litigation...

Dressing Pet Dog As Lord Krishna Out Of Devotion Not Offence Under S.298 BNS: P&H High Court Quashes FIR

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has quashed an FIR registered against a woman for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by dressing up her pet dog as Lord Krishna and posting its images on WhatsApp, holding that the essential ingredients of the offence under Section 298 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) were not made out. [2025 LiveLaw (PH) 218]Section 298 criminalizes injuring...