Punjab and Haryana High Court
1.5 Kg Of Khoya, 28 Years Of Litigation: P&H High Court Reduces Jail Term To Period Already Undergone In Food Adulteration Case
In 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. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 237].Justice...
Sexual Violence Against A Minor Shatters Victim's Future "Into Pieces": P&H High Court Denies Bail To POCSO Accused
The 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. Justice Sumeet Goel said, "...while considering matters involving sexual offences, a Court has to be mindful that the incidents of sexual violence against the minor child in a society is not...
P&H High Court Upholds Acquittal In Son's Murder Case, Disbelieves Theory That Poison Was Administered In Milk Without Deceased Detecting Smell
The 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. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 236].It held that the compound's strong, pungent smell made it "incomprehensible" that it could have been administered...
'Hope Wiser Heads Will Prevail, Resolve Issue Amicably': Punjab & Haryana High Court On Lawyers' Strike Against LADC Scheme
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has been moved through a Public Interest Litigation alleging denial of access to justice to litigants across Punjab on account of the ongoing strike by lawyers protesting against the Legal Aid Defence Counsel (LADC) Scheme.After hearing the President of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association, members of the Bar Council and senior advocates, the...
LiveLaw Punjab & Haryana High Court Half Yearly Digest: January - June, 2026
Driving Licence Sufficient To Treat Deceased As Skilled Heavy Vehicle Driver; No Interference With MACT Compensation: P&H High CourtTitle: NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD v. VIMAL KAUR AND ORSCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 01The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by an insurance company challenging the quantum of compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims...
Punjab Govt Challenges Order Directing Release Of DA Arrears To Employees, Says Single Judge Lacked Jurisdiction
The Punjab Government represented through AG Punjab Maninderjit Singh Bedi has told the High Court that a single judge's direction for release of pending Dearness Allowance (DA) to Punjab government employees and pensioners was "corum non judice".Acting Chief Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rohit Kapoor was hearing a Letters Patent Appeal (LPA) against order of the single judge...
Harbhajan Singh's Security Not Withdrawn Because He Left AAP, Protest Outside His House Branding Him 'Traitor' Not Threat: P&H High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has declined to interfere with the withdrawal of security cover extended to Rajya Sabha MP Harbhajan Singh, holding that protests outside his residence and posters branding him a "traitor" after he quit the Aam Aadmi Party would not, by themselves, establish a threat to his life and liberty.Justice Tribhuvan Dahiya said,"it cannot be said the...
P&H High Court Grants Bail In NDPS Case, Says Marriage With POCSO Victim Indicates Scope For Rehabilitation
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to a man accused of possessing 417 grams of heroin under the NDPS Act, observing that although his marriage to the victim in a separate POCSO case had no bearing on the merits of the narcotics case, it indicated that he had an opportunity to lead a settled family life and rehabilitate himself in society. [2026 LiveLaw (PH)...
LiveLaw Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 06 - July 12, 2026
Nominal Index [Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 219-228]ATMA SINGH v.STATE OF PUNJAB 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 219Shiv Kumar and another v. State of Haryana 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 220Kusum Rani and another v. State of Haryana and others 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 221Veer Sain v. State of Haryana 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 222 SANDEEP KUMAR @ SANDEEP PATHAK v. STATE OF PUNJAB 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 223 Vivo India Private Limited...
