P&H High Court Grants Bail In Official Secrets Act Case, Says 'Y+ Security' Communication Prima Facie Not Secret

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to a man booked under the Official Secrets Act, observing that a communication regarding grant of 'Y+' security to him does not prima facie fall within the ambit of “official secrets”. [2025 LiveLaw (PH) 223]Justice Virinder Aggarwal said, "Upon a prima facie consideration of the material available on record, this Court finds that...

Anticipatory Bail Denied To Ex-Police Officer In Corruption Case: P&H High Court Flags Risk To Investigation

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused anticipatory bail to a former police officer accused of demanding illegal gratification, observing that economic offences and corruption “erode public trust” and require courts to exercise caution while extending pre-arrest protection. [2025 LiveLaw (PH) 222]Dismissing the plea, Justice Sumeet Goel held that given the nature of the allegations, grant of anticipatory bail at this stage would impede the ongoing investigation. "Economic offences...

High Court Issues Notice To ED On Punjab Minister Sanjeev Arora's Bail Plea In Alleged Money Laundering Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today sought response from Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a bail plea filed by AAP leader and Punjab's cabinet minister Sanjeev Arora, arrested in connection with a Rs 100-crore GST fraud linked to a company he previously headed. Arora had earlier approached the High Court challenging his arrest under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) and sought quashing of the arrest, the grounds of arrest, and the remand order, alleging violation of...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Hands NDPS Probe To CBI After Finding Police Version On Accused's Custody Doubtful

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the CBI to conduct further investigation into an FIR registered under Section 22(C) of the NDPS Act, after finding that the police version regarding the detention and release of the accused was contradicted by the very person to whom custody was allegedly handed over. [2025 LiveLaw (PH) 221]The Court quashed the charge-framing order and directed...

25 Yrs After Conviction, P&H High Court Declares Rape Convict Was 'Juvenile', Modifies Sentence

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that an appellant convicted in 2001 for kidnapping and rape was a juvenile on the date of commission of the offence in 1999, and accordingly modified his sentence to the period already undergone in custody.[2026 LiveLaw (PH) 220]Justice Subhash Mehla said that he "finds no reason to disbelieve the enquiry report submitted by learned District...

LiveLaw Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 29 - July 05, 2026

Nominal Index [Citations 211 - 218]Fatima Maqsood v. Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 211Jagwinder Singh @ Joginder Singh v. Ramandeep Khimareet Kaur and others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 212Vijay Kumar @ Sabu Pandit v. State of Punjab 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 213 XXX v XXX 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 214Sunder Shyam Arora v. State of Punjab 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 215RATTANDEEP SINGH DHALIWAL V/S...

P&H High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking SIT Probe After Woman Alleged To Be Murdered Found Alive

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition seeking directions for a status report and constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) in connection with the alleged missing and suspected murder of a woman, Devinder Kaur, after finding that she is alive and residing in Canada. [2025 LiveLaw (PH) 219]Justice Surya Partap Singh said, "this plea of petitioner is not sustainable...

'What Happened In Lucknow Coaching Fire Incident Is Worrisome', P&H High Court Seeks Steps Taken By State To Protect Students

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought a status report from Punjab authorities, detailing the steps taken to ensure fire safety in coaching centres and educational institutions, in the wake of a tragic fire incident in Lucknow that claimed 18 lives.A Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rohit Kapoor while hearing a Public Interest Litigation...

Dressing Pet Dog As Lord Krishna Out Of Devotion Not Offence Under S.298 BNS: P&H High Court Quashes FIR

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has quashed an FIR registered against a woman for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by dressing up her pet dog as Lord Krishna and posting its images on WhatsApp, holding that the essential ingredients of the offence under Section 298 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) were not made out. [2025 LiveLaw (PH) 218]Section 298 criminalizes injuring...

Indian Railways Not Liable For Cross-Border Cargo Loss Unless It Occurred On Its Network: P&H High Court Rejects Appeal After 34 Yrs

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. challenging the rejection of its compensation claim by the Railway Claims Tribunal in a case involving shortage of goods in a cross-border consignment from Pakistan in 1990.Justice Pankaj Jain said, "where the goods are being carried from a place outside India to a place in India by the railway,...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Relief To YouTuber Rattandeep Singh Dhaliwal Challenging AAP MLAs' Complaints

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Thursday (July 2) refused to grant relief to journalist and YouTuber Rattandeep Singh Dhaliwal challenging multiple complaints lodged against him by AAP MLAs.On May 21, Dhaliwal in his podcast said that about 32 sitting MLAs might not be considered as party candidates for the upcoming Punjab assembly elections. Following this, various MLAs filed...

3 Months Time Sufficient To Recover From Shock Of Wife's Illegitimate Relationship: P&H Grants Pre-Arrest Bail In Suicide Abetment Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted anticipatory bail in an abetment to suicide case lodged against the father of a man accused of having illicit relationship with the deceased's wife, observing that 3 months time was sufficient for the deceased husband to recover from the shock that his wife was in an illicit relationship. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 213].Justice Sandeep Moudgil noted,...