LiveLaw Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 20 - July 26, 2026

Nominal Index [Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 236 - 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 243]State of Punjab v. Mohinder Singh and others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 236Jagdish Ram v. State of Punjab 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 237Diljit Singh @ Diljeet Singh v. State of Punjab 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 238 Renu Kumari Rohal v. State of Haryana and others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 239 XXXX v. State of Punjab 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 240Amritpal Kaur @ Amrit Kaur v. State of Punjab 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 241Saksham Rathore v. State of Haryana and others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 242Anju Bala and others v. State of Haryana and another 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 243ReportsP&H High Court Upholds Acquittal In Son's Murder Case, Disbelieves Theory That Poison Was Administered In Milk Without Deceased Detecting SmellTitle: State of Punjab v. Mohinder Singh and othersCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 236The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld the acquittal of a man, his brother and his brother's wife in a case where a mother had alleged that they conspired to poison and kill her 22-year-old son by administering Aluminium Phosphide mixed in milk.1.5 Kg Of Khoya, 28 Years Of Litigation: P&H High Court Reduces Jail Term To Period Already Undergone In Food Adulteration CaseTitle: Jagdish Ram v. State of PunjabCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 237In a case that began with the seizure of 1.5 kilograms of khoya from a shop in Hoshiarpur in 1998, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has reduced the substantive jail sentence of a now-elderly convict to the period he had already undergone, invoking the speedy trial under Article 21 to a conviction under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. Sexual Violence Against A Minor Shatters Victim's Future "Into Pieces": P&H High Court Denies Bail To POCSO AccusedTitle: Diljit Singh @ Diljeet Singh v. State of PunjabCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 238The Punjab and Haryana High Court has denied regular bail to a man accused of sexually assaulting a minor child, holding that courts must be especially mindful while dealing with bail applications in cases of sexual violence against children, given the lasting and irreversible impact of such offences.Can States Impose Higher Qualifications Beyond UGC Norms For Appointment Of College Professors? P&H High Court Larger Bench To DecideTitle: Renu Kumari Rohal v. State of Haryana and othersCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 239The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging an Advertisement issued by the Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) for recruitment to 123 posts of Assistant Professor (Chemistry, College Cadre), holding that the additional Screening Test and Subject Knowledge Test prescribed by the State did not violate the UGC (Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of Teachers) Regulations, 2018. Absence Of Injuries Despite Claim Of Violent Struggle: P&H High Court Acquits Man Convicted For Rape 22 Years AgoTitle: XXXX v. State of PunjabCitation: 2026 LL (PH) 240The Punjab and Haryana High Court has acquitted an appellant convicted in rape case in 2004, holding that the cumulative effect of several infirmities in the prosecution evidence, including the complete absence of injuries despite the prosecutrix's claim of a violent struggle created a reasonable doubt sufficient to displace the conviction.Arrest Memo Can't Be Equated With Grounds Of Arrest: P&H High Court Grants Bail To Woman Booked In Heroin Smuggling CaseTitle: Amritpal Kaur @ Amrit Kaur v. State of PunjabCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 241The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted bail to a woman accused in an NDPS case involving the recovery of over 10 kilograms of heroin allegedly dropped by a drone from Pakistan, holding that her arrest appeared, prima facie, to have been effected without communicating the grounds of arrest to her or her nominated relative, as mandated under Article 22(1) of the Constitution and Section 52(1) of the NDPS Act. "Crass & Ignorant": High Court Slams Haryana Govt For Denying Compassionate Appointment To Son Of Officer Who Died During Galwan OperationTitle: Saksham Rathore v. State of Haryana and othersCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 242The Punjab and Haryana High Court has allowed a writ petition filed by the son of a Brigadier-rank Army officer who died while serving in "Operation Snow Leopard", directing the State of Haryana to grant him compassionate appointment as a dependent of a "Battle Casualty," and expressing sharp displeasure at the State's stand rejecting his claim. P&H High Court Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost On Villager For Harassing Panchayat Members Over "Progressive" Power ProjectTitle: Anju Bala and others v. State of Haryana and another Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 243The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed a criminal complaint and the consequent summoning order against nine former members of the Gram Panchayat of a village in Ambala, including the then Sarpanch and Panches, who were facing trial on allegations of cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy over the transfer of village common land...

LiveLaw Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 20 - July 26, 2026

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