Punjab and Haryana High Court
Punjab & Haryana High Court Declines Ex-DIG IPS Bhullar's Second Bail Plea In CBI Trap Bribery Case
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has declined regular bail to Harcharan Singh Bhullar, a suspended DIG of Ropar Range, Punjab Police, in a CBI case alleging demand of illegal gratification, holding that the absence of recovery from the accused himself is of little consequence where the co-accused is alleged to have accepted the bribe on his behalf. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 267]Justice Manisha...
PMLA | S.45 Bail Exception Applies To All Women, No Distinction Based On Education, Status Or Profession: P&H High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the first proviso to Section 45(1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 exempts all women, as a class, from the rigours of the "twin conditions" for bail, and that any judicial attempt to exclude educated, professionally placed or socially influential women from the benefit of the proviso would amount to impermissible judicial legislation. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 266]Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) makes all...
Co-Accused's Disclosure Statements Without Recovery Prima Facie Hit By Section 23 BSA: P&H High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted bail to a man accused of supplying a countrymade pistol allegedly used in a jewellery shop dacoity, observing that the disclosure statements of co-accused, recorded in police custody and not leading to any recovery or discovery of fact, prima facie attracted Section 23 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA). [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 265]Justice...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To Alleged Lawrence Bishnoi Gang Member In Double Murder Case After 4 Years In Jail
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to a man alleged to be a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang in a case of double murder, holding that the role ascribed to him, of arranging firearms and harbouring the assailants, is distinct and remote from the direct commission of the offence under Section 302 IPC. [2026 LL (PH) 263]The Court said that the case against him rests on the disclosure statement of a co-accused.Justice Manisha Batra observed that the petitioner had already...
After 21 Years, Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Aside Conviction In Culpable Homicide Case; Says Prosecution Suppressed Facts
Setting aside a 2005 conviction in a culpable homicide case, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the failure of the prosecution to explain grievous and sharp-edged injuries sustained by four of the accused in the same occurrence was not a mere omission but a deliberate suppression of material facts which struck at the root of its case. [2026 LL (PH) 264]Justice H. S. Grewal...
'Serious Issue': Punjab & Haryana High Court Seeks Expeditious Establishment Of Family Court In Chandigarh
Terming the absence of a Family Court in the Union Territory of Chandigarh "a serious issue", the Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued notice of motion on a PIL highlighting that no Family Court has been established at the District Courts, Chandigarh, despite the High Court having approved its establishment in 2017.Chief Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rohit Kapoor impleaded...
'Personnel On Casual Leave To Be Treated As On Duty': Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Special Family Pension To Soldier's Widow
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held the death of an Army personnel caused by cardiac arrest while he was on casual leave as attributable to military service, thereby granting special family pension to his widow. [2026 LL (PH) 261]A Division Bench of Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi and Justice Amarinder Singh Grewal dismissed petition filed by the Union of India challenging an order of...
'Disturbing Trend' Of Organised Gangs, Sleeper Cells In Haryana Districts Like Gurugram & Faridabad: High Court Seeks State's Response
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of Haryana, Home Department, to file an affidavit apprising it of the policy framework and institutional measures put in place by the State to deal with organised criminal gangs and their sleeper cells.Justice Sanjay Vashisth while allowing of three connected bail pleas observed, "this Court deems...
High Court Stays Criminal Defamation Proceedings Against Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge Pending Before Punjab Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed proceedings in a criminal defamation complaint pending against Indian National Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sangrur.The case stems from a complaint filed by one Hitesh Bhardwaj, a resident of Sangrur, against the Congress President's comments about Bajrang Dal during the Karnataka...
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)...
'Do Community Service For Patients In Civil Hospital': P&H High Court While Suspending Sentence Of Two Murder Convicts
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has suspended the sentence of two murder convicts during the pendency of their criminal appeals, while directing them to perform community service for one month at the Civil Hospital, Gurugram, including attending to the injured and patients.A Division Bench of Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj and Justice Sukhvinder Kaur said, "The applicant(s)-appellant(s)...