LiveLaw Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 27 - August 02, 2026

Nominal Index [Citation 243 - 248]Court On Its Own Motion v. State of Punjab and others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 243Braham Dutt and others v. State of Haryana 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 244Jyoti Devi v. State of Haryana and another 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 245Vikas Kumar v. Central Bureau of Investigation 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 246Kulvir Singh @ Kulbir Singh and another v. State of Punjab and another 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 247 Arun Kumar v. State of Punjab and others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 248ReportsP&H High Court Closes Suo Moto Case On Missing Girls From Ludhiana After Status Report Shows 8 Of 10 Girls TracedTitle: Court On Its Own Motion v. State of Punjab and othersCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 243The Punjab and Haryana High Court has disposed of a suo moto PIL concerning the disappearance of girls in Ludhiana within a span of 48 hours, after the Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana, filed a status report indicating that eight of the missing girls had already been traced and handed over to their families, with efforts continuing to trace the remaining two.Acting Chief Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rohit Kapoor said, "The Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana, has filed a status report, as per which, eight out of in fact 10 girls, have already been traced and their custody have been handed over to their family. About two girls, efforts are being made to trace them out. The Officers of the Police Department are also present, who state that all efforts would be made to ensure that the two remaining girls are also traced."P&H High Court Acquits Two In 20-Year-Old Double Murder Case, Says Last Seen Theory Alone InsufficientTitle: Braham Dutt and others v. State of HaryanaCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 244The Punjab and Haryana High Court has acquitted two persons nearly 20 years after the murder of a woman and her 11-year-old son, holding that the prosecution failed to establish a complete chain of circumstances beyond reasonable doubt and that the "last seen" theory, without corroborative evidence, could not sustain their conviction. Justice Rajesh Bhardwaj and Justice Deepak Manchanda said, "we are of the considered opinion that the prosecution has failed to establish its case against the appellants beyond reasonable doubt. Consequently, the appellants are entitled to the benefit of doubt. Accordingly, the present appeal is allowed."Abuse Hurled Over Telephone Cannot Satisfy 'Place Within Public View' Requirement Under SC/ST Act: P&H High CourtTitle: Jyoti Devi v. State of Haryana and anotherCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 245The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld a trial court's order discharging an accused of offences under Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, holding that caste-related abuse allegedly hurled over a telephone call could not be said to have occurred in a "place within public view" as required to attract these provisions.'Being An Advocate, Presumed To Be Well-Aware Of Consequences': P&H High Court Denies Bail To Lawyer Accused In Land-Grabbing CaseTitle: Vikas Kumar v. Central Bureau of InvestigationCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 246The Punjab and Haryana High denied regular bail to a practising advocate accused of colluding with co-accused persons to legitimize forged trust documents and manipulating court proceedings.Justice Manisha Batra observed, "Being an Advocate by profession, he is presumed to be well-aware about the consequences of the actions done by him, by manipulation of the legal proceedings, obviously with intent to influence judicial outcome to the detriment of the complainant-Trust. Taking into consideration the nature of the subject offences, the active role attributed to the petitioner and the attendant facts and circumstances, this Court is of the considered opinion that the petitioner does not deserve to be extended benefit of bail. Accordingly, finding no compelling ground to allow the present petition, the same is dismissed."Mere Demand For Loan Repayment Without Overt Act Of Instigation Not Abetment To Suicide: P&H High CourtTitle: Kulvir Singh @ Kulbir Singh and another v. State of Punjab and anotherCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 247The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed proceedings under Section 306 IPC against two accused named in a suicide note left behind by a family of four, holding that persistent demands for repayment of a loan, even accompanied by allegations of harassment, do not by themselves satisfy the ingredients of abetment of suicide in the absence of any overt act of instigation proximate to the occurrence. P&H High Court Upholds Increment Stoppage Against Official For Non-Compliance With PIO's Directions Under RTI ActTitle: Arun Kumar v. State of Punjab and othersCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 248The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed two pleas challenging disciplinary proceedings and a consequent penalty imposed on a Section Officer of the Punjab State Planning Board for failing to comply with the directions...

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