Punjab & Haryana High Court Monthly Digest: March 2026

Nominal Index [Citations 80 - 100]Seema Saini v. State of Haryana 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 80 Chander Bhan v. State of Haryana & Anr 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 81Vinod Kumar @ Akhtar v. State of Punjab and another 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 82PARVEEN NAIN AND ORS. v. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 83Baba Gurmeet Singh @ Maharaj Gurmeet Singh @ Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh v. Central Bureau of Investigation 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 84 Shashi Kant Dwivedi v. State of Haryana 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 85GUGAN RAM AND ANR. v. STATE OF HARYANA 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 86MUNISH v. STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS. 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 87Sonu Kumar v. Kulbir Singh 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 88Anshul Garg v. State of Haryana 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 89 Gurdeep Singh Manchanda v. Enforcement Directorate 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 90 Jyoti Rani alias Jyoti Malhotra v. State of Haryana 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 91 Ankit Rawal V/s State of Haryana 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 92 State of Punjab v. SXXX 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 93 Brahmjeet Kaushal v/s Union of India & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 94 Rattan Singh v. State of Haryana & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 95 Bajrang Dass & Anr. v. State of Haryana & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 96 Sudhir Kumar v. S. Ravtesh Inderjit Singh 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 97Jyotsna Goel v. State of Haryana & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 98 Gagandeep Singh v. National Investigation Agency; Shubham Sandhal v. National Investigation Agency 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 99 Aman Duddi v. Haryana Staff Selection Commission & Ors. [CWP-12842-2020 (O&M)],2026 LiveLaw (PH) 100ReportsPunjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To Woman Accused In Double Murder Case Registered After 2 Years Of DeathTitle: Seema Saini v. State of HaryanaCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 80The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday granted regular bail to a 39-year-old woman accused of conspiring to murder her husband and alleged paramour's wife , noting the inordinate delay in registration of the FIR, absence of postmortem examination, and lack of direct recovery linking her to the alleged crime.Justice Sanjay Vashisth noted, "The FIR in the present case was got registered after a delay of period of more than 02 years i.e. on 20.09.2024, following the death of Pardeep Kumar (petitioner's husband). Whether an illicit relationship existed between the petitioner and Anil Kumar (alleged paramour) is an issue that should not be and even can not be decided at this stage, in the proceeding of the instant bail petition'No Work No Pay' Not Applicable When Employee Kept Away From Work By Authorities Without His Fault: P&H High CourtTitle: Chander Bhan v. State of Haryana & AnrCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 81The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that once an employee is granted retrospective or deemed promotion after being wrongfully denied advancement earlier, the employer cannot deny consequential monetary benefits by invoking the principle of “no work no pay.”]The Court allowed the plea filed by a government employee challenging clauses in departmental orders that denied him arrears of salary despite granting him retrospective promotions.P&H High Court Quashes Case Against Man Accused Of Making Accusations Against Judge, Asks DGP To Run Police Awareness Program On S.215 BNSSTitle: Vinod Kumar @ Akhtar v. State of Punjab and anotherCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 82The Punjab & Haryana High Court has quashed criminal proceedings initiated against a man accused of making false allegations against a judicial officer, holding that the prosecution was initiated in violation of the mandatory procedural safeguards under Section 195 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).Justice Sumeet Goel held that a Kalandra filed by a Station House Officer was not maintainable where the original complaint had been made to a superior police authority. While setting aside the proceedings, the Court also directed the Director General of Police, Punjab to conduct a statewide sensitisation programme for police officials to ensure strict compliance with the procedural requirements under Section 215 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).Criminal Proceedings Cannot Be Used To Settle Civil Scores In Property Deals': Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes FIRTitle: PARVEEN NAIN AND ORS. v. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHERCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 83The Punjab & Haryana High Court has quashed a cheating and forgery FIR arising out of a land agreement dispute, holding that the criminal case was lodged to escape civil liability and amounted to an abuse of the criminal process.Justice H.S. Grewal said, "prima facie the allegations against the petitioners are not made out as the agreement to sell in question is a genuine document being a registered agreement. There is no allegation of cutting or overwriting, which could be apparent on the record and the allegation that “Rs.25,00,000/-” was mentioned instead of “Rs.1.25 crore” is totally absurd especially in the light of the fact that the complainant himself sold his land subsequently at a very low price i.e. Rs.35 lacs per acre."Punjab &...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Monthly Digest: March 2026

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