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 Punjab and Haryana High Court

Medical Record Appears Manipulated: P&H High Court Summons Doctor Whose Opinion Backed Attempt-To-Murder Charge, Grants Interim Bail To Accused

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted interim bail to a man accused of attempt to murder and other offences, after observing that the medical opinion relied upon to add the more serious charge against him "is apparent" to have been manipulated by the doctor who furnished it, and directing that the doctor be produced before the Court along with the complete hospital record.Justice...

Man Who Fought For Nation Deserves Appreciation: P&H High Court Says War Injury Pension Arrears Cant Be Restricted To Three Years

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside an order of the Armed Forces Tribunal restricting the arrears of war injury pension to three years preceding the filing of the original application, holding that once entitlement to the pension itself is not in dispute, the soldier or, as in this case, his widow is entitled to arrears from the date the entitlement first arose. [2026 LiveLaw...

BCI Appoints Punjab Advocate General Maninderjit Singh Bedi As Interim Chairman Of Bar Council Of Punjab & Haryana

The Bar Council of India has appointed Maninderjit Singh Bedi, Advocate General for the State of Punjab, as interim Chairman of the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana, by a decision taken by circulation on August 26 and communicated on August 27.The appointment fills a vacancy created when Pravindra Singh Chauhan, who had been holding interim charge of the State Bar Council since 04.05.2026,...

P&H High Court Directs Courts Not To Disclose Identity Of Children In Conflict With Law In Judicial Records, Cause Lists

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed that the name or any identifying particulars of a Child in Conflict with Law (CCL) shall not be disclosed in any judicial order, judgment, or other publicly accessible judicial record, holding that the protection under Section 74 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 extends to judicial proceedings even though...

Husband Undertaking To Pay Business Liability Doesnt Exonerate Wife From Cheque Bounce Trial: P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused to quash proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 against a woman accused alongside her husband, holding that a Special Power of Attorney authorising him to act on her behalf, and to have his acts ratified as her own, could not be sidestepped merely because a subsequent settlement agreement recorded that his company...

45-Day Delay In Informing Detenue Of Right To Represent To Centre Violates Article 22(5): P&H High Court Quashes Preventive Detention

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed the preventive detention of a woman under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (PITNDPS Act), holding that the authorities' failure to promptly inform her of her right to make a representation to the Central Government, followed by inordinate delays in transmitting and deciding her...

Prior Litigation Readily Available Online; Counsels Ignorance Borders On Professional Dereliction: P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that an advocate's "plea of ignorance" about prior litigation, despite the information being readily available on the Court's website, "borders on dereliction of requisite professionalism." [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 294]Justice Sumeet Goel said, "In an era where judicial transparency is bolstered by digital infrastructure, the failure to disclose...

No Financial Or Weapon Trail Beyond Accuseds Own Admission, Only 1 Witness Examined In 3.5 Yrs: P&H High Court Grants Bail In UAPA Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to a UAPA accused allegedly involved in a plot to target-kill Hindu leaders in Punjab, holding that beyond the accused's own disclosure and confession, the State had "failed to refer to any evidence as would establish the link of the appellant with the alleged gangsters," and no financial trail or trail of weapons traced. [2026...

Deceased Found Hanging Not Enough To Prove Suicide: P&H High Court Acquits Husband, In-Laws In Abetment Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has acquitted a husband and three in-laws convicted for abetting the suicide of a young married woman, holding that the prosecution failed to prove that she had died by suicide. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 291]The Court noted the conflict between the parents' account of finding her hanging and the post-mortem doctor's opinion that her cause of death was...

Scribe Can Also Be Attesting Witness To Will, But Must Intend To Attest It: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that there is no legal requirement disqualifying a scribe from also being an attesting witness to a Will, so long as the intention to attest, the animus attestandi, is established. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 291]Justice Vikas Suri said that "there is no bar for person to be a scribe as well as an attesting witness," clarifying that what the law forbids...

Railway Inquiry Into Untoward Incident Must Verify Travel Through Independent Sources, Not Stop At Non-Recovery Of Ticket: P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has awarded ₹8 lakh compensation to the parents of a man who died after allegedly falling from a running train, holding that non-recovery of his ticket could not by itself defeat their claim where the Railway Administration made no genuine effort to verify his travel status through independent sources.Justice Harkesh Manuja sets aside a Railway Claims...