Punjab and Haryana High Court
Madhu Kishwar Moves Punjab & Haryana High Court To Quash FIR Over Social Media Post On PM Modi
Academic Madhu Purnima Kishwar has approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking quashing of an FIR registered by the Chandigarh Police over a social media post concerning a video clip allegedly showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi receiving a face massage from a woman.Justice Vikram Aggarwal directed the Chandigarh Administration to file an affidavit addressing the assertions made...
'Must Remain In Prison Till Sunset Of His Virility': P&H High Court Commutes Death Penalty For Rape-Murder Of 7 Yrs Old, Directs 50 Yrs In Jail
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has commuted the death sentence awarded to a 21-year-old man convicted of the kidnapping, rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl in District Kaithal, holding that while the case does not warrant capital punishment, the convict must be kept out of circulation for a period long enough to remove any risk to other children. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 270].Framing...
Jumping Off Train Fearing Fire Is Self-Preservation, Not 'Self-Inflicted Injury': P&H High Court Holds Railways Liable To Pay Compensation
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a passenger who jumps from a train under a bona fide apprehension that it has caught fire cannot be said to have suffered a "self-inflicted injury" within the meaning of the proviso to Section 124-A of the Railways Act, 1989, as his conduct is an instinctive act of self-preservation rather than self-destruction. [2026 LiveLaw (PH)...
UAPA | Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Painting Pro-Khalistan Slogans On Govt Building
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to a man accused of writing pro-Khalistan slogans and hoisting a flag associated with the banned outfit “Sikh for Justice” on a government building, in a case registered under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 268]Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj and...
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...
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...
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...
LiveLaw Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Roundup: August 03 - August 09, 2026
Nominal Index [Citations 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 249- 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 259]PB STATE POWER CORP LTD V/S NIRMAL SINGH DHANOA AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 249 HARMANJIT SINGH SANDHU ALIAS HAMMA v. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, AMRITSAR 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 250HARMANJIT SINGH SANDHU ALIAS HAMMA v. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, AMRITSAR 2026 LiveLaw (PH) 251 SXXXX v....
