Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 26 - June 01, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations 234 - 244]KAMLESH v. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS LiveLaw 2025 (PH) 234Kuldeep Singh v. Union of India and others LiveLaw 2025 (PH) 235Sudhir Pramar v. Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh and others LiveLaw 2025 (PH) 236STATE OF HARYANA v. SUMIT @ FUNDI & ANOTHER LiveLaw 2025 (PH) 237RAN VEER v. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS LiveLaw 2025 (PH) 238Rustam Garg v. Punjab and Haryana High Court Chandigarh and others LiveLaw 2025 (PH) 239Satyaveer Singh v. State of Haryana and others LiveLaw 2025 (PH) 240 GXXXX v. State of Punjab LiveLaw 2025 (PH) 241Malkit Singh and another v. State of U. T. Chandigarh and others LiveLaw 2025 (PH) 242GURMEET SINGH V/S STATE OF PUNJAB LiveLaw 2025 (PH) 243Narinder Kumar Joshi v. Directorate General, Goods & Service Tax Intelligence LiveLaw 2025 (PH) 244ReportsPunjab & Haryana High Court Seeks Report On Policy To Prevent Terrorists, Criminals From Making Their Vehicles BulletproofTitle: KAMLESH v. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERSCitation: LiveLaw 2025 (PH) 234"Expressing shock" as how an alleged A-category gangster was able to get modified bulletproof vehicle registered in Punjab, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has sought affidavits from the State Governments, Union Territory and the Centre.Right To Personal Liberty Includes Right To Hold Or Possess Passport: P&H High CourtTitle: Kuldeep Singh v. Union of India and othersCitation: LiveLaw 2025 (PH) 235The Punjab & Haryana High Court has reiterated that mere pendency of a criminal case cannot be considered a valid ground to deny passport facilities to a person.Referring to a catena of judgments, Justice Harsh Bunger in his order said,"mere pendency of criminal case cannot be the ground to deny passport facilities to an applicant since right to personal liberty not only includes applicant's right to travel abroad, but also applicant's right to possess or hold a passport."P&H High Court Sets Deadline For Concluding Disciplinary Action Against JudgesTitle: Sudhir Pramar v. Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh and othersCitation: LiveLaw 2025 (PH) 236The Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the High Court to ensure that all disciplinary enquiry against judges are completed within 6 months and 25 days.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice H.S. Grewal said, "The High Court is requested to ensure that in all, ongoing and as well as disciplinary inquiries to be initiated in the future, the following time line (6 months and 25 days) be adhered to failing which punitive action be taken against Inquiry Officer or any other erring personnel of the High Court."Punjab & Haryana High Court Acquits Two Sentenced To Death For Gang Rape And MurderTitle: STATE OF HARYANA v. SUMIT @ FUNDI & ANOTHERCitation: LiveLaw 2025 (PH) 237The Punjab and Haryana High Court has acquitted two men who had been convicted and sentenced to death by the Trial Court in 2022 for the rape and murder of a 19-year-old girl.A bench of Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill and Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi said, "...there is some suspicion regarding the accused having committed the offence. However, the chain of circumstantial evidence available on record is not so complete so as to conclusively and unerringly point towards the guilt of the accused."P&H High Court Issues Directions To Curb 'Gang Culture'; Says FIRs Should Not Be Made Public To Protect ComplainantsTitle: RAN VEER v. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERSCitation: LiveLaw 2025 (PH) 238Observing that "it is baffling to see that in spite of the widespread nature of this malady, no legislative framework to combat the same," the Punjab & Haryana High Court issued slew of directions to Governments of both the states to deal with gangster related activities and organised crime.High Court Permits Re-Evaluation Of Punjab Civil Judge Aspirant's Answer Sheet By Expert PanelTitle: Rustam Garg v. Punjab and Haryana High Court Chandigarh and othersCitation: LiveLaw 2025 (PH) 239The Punjab & Haryana High Court while allowing a Punjab Civil Judge 2016 candidate's plea for re-evaluation of a question in English paper, said that when impugned evaluation if found to be wholly erroneous it must be send to another expert panel.Forfeiting 10 Increments For Police Officer Being Absent From Duty For One Day 'Disproportionate': P&H High CourtTitle: Satyaveer Singh v. State of Haryana and othersCitation: LiveLaw 2025 (PH) 240The Punjab & Haryana High Court has made it clear that forfeiting 10 annual increments of a police officer for being absent from duty for one day is disproportionate to the misconduct.Anticipatory Bail Can Be Filed From Abroad But Accused Must Come To India Before Final Hearing: Punjab & Haryana High CourtTitle: GXXXX v. State of PunjabCitation: LiveLaw 2025 (PH) 241The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that although "an application for pre-arrest bail can be filed even by a person residing outside the country, however, the only limitation is that prior to the final hearing, the applicant must be inside...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 26 - June 01, 2025

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