Offence Of Outraging Modesty Of A Woman In Public Is A Serious Offence Regardless Of Punishment Term, Can't Quash FIR On Compromise: P&H High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has made it clear that the offence of outraging modesty of a woman in a public place cannot be compromised and would fall in the category of a serious offence "notwithstanding the fact that the punishment provided under Section 354 of the IPC is imprisonment for a term of not less than one year but which may extend to five years."Justice Jasgurpreet Singh...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Home Developer To Provide Land To PSPCL For Providing Infrastructure For Electricity In Society

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed a home developer to provide two acres of land to the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) for the installation of essential electricity infrastructure in a residential society. The directions comes in response to long-standing grievances raised by residents over the lack of basic amenities, including electricity connections, due to...

Punjab Cop Who Allegedly Turned Drug Kingpin Granted Bail After 11 Yrs In Jail, High Court Asks Him To Plant 100 Saplings

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday suspended sentence and granted bail to dismissed Punjab DSP Jagdish Bhola, who is alleged kingpin in the 2013 multi-crore drug racket.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel said, "The applicant is directed to plant 100 saplings of indigenous plants at a public place and submit proof in that regard by way of photographs before the...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants ₹15 Lakh Compensation To Mother Of Man Killed By Police Official In Alleged Self-Defence

Observing that allowing the act of policeman who shot a man without giving opportunity to arrest, "to go unchecked would effectively mean validating a death sentence, passed not in line with the due process of law", the Punjab & Haryana High Court granted Rs. 15 lakh compensation to deceased's mother.It was alleged that, in 2012, a 22-year-old man was shot by a Punjab Police official while...

Bhakra Nangal Dam | Decision To Allocate Extra Water To Haryana Not Taken By Competent Authority: Punjab Govt Tells High Court

The Punjab Government on Thursday (May 22) submitted before the High Court that the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) and the Centre concealed that no consensus could be reached with Haryana on allocation of extra water to the latter.The Punjab Government was arguing its application before Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel, seeking recall of Court's May 06 order, which paved...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Receives Bomb Threat, Courtrooms Vacated As Precautionary Measure

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday afternoon was gripped by tension after a bomb threat was received, prompting immediate security measures and the evacuation of courtrooms as a precautionary step.The High Court Bar Association circulated a noted that "an alert regarding a bomb threat at the Hon'ble High Court has been received.""All Hon'ble members are kindly requested to...

'Serious Concern': High Court Summons Chandigarh DGP In Case Where Cops Allegedly Leaked Viral Video Of Lawyer, Violated Privacy

Expressing "serious concern about the functioning of the Chandigarh Police", the Punjab & Haryana High Court has summoned the Director-General of Police (DGP) Chandigarh in plea seeking removal of video of a lawyer from social media, allegedly leaked by Police Officials.In a viral video, Prakash Singh Marwah, an advocate by profession, was seen arguing with the traffic police after he...

Punjab Civil Service Rules | Specially Abled Daughter Can't Be Denied Family Pension Because She Got Married: High Court Imposes Cost

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has imposed a cost of Rs.25,000 on Union Territory of Chandigarh for mechanically rejecting a specially-abled daughter's claim for family pension.Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice H.S Grewal said, “We find that the approach adopted by the petitioners in denying family pension to a specially-abled daughter, who was unmarried at the time of...

Rise In Property Frauds With NRIs 'Disturbing', Affects Public Trust In State's Real Estate Ecosystem: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has expressed concern over the growing number of property fraud cases against Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), terming it a “disturbing trend."While refusing to grant pre-arrest bail to accused persons who allegedly sold the property of an NRI by impersonating the owner, Justice Harpreet Singh Brar said, "This case is yet another example of a disturbing trend...

PNDT Act | Complaint Not Made By Appropriate Authority Against Diagnostic Centre Vitiates Conviction: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has set aside the conviction order passed in 2008 under Pre-Conception and Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 (PC and PNDT Act) after finding that the complaint against the diagnostic centre was not made by the appropriate authority.According to Section 17 of PC and PNDT Act, the complaint can be made by the...

Mere Discovery Of Drugs In Transparent Bag Doesn't Prove That Contraband Was Planted By Police: Punjab & Haryana High Court

If an accused sets up a claim of his false implication on the ground that no sensible person would carry contraband in a transparent bag on the logic that such visibility makes detection certain and thus defies common sense, then at the same time, this very logic must also apply to the police, said the Punjab & Haryana High Court.While refusing bail under NDPS Act involving...

High Court Dismisses Pleas Challenging Summoning Orders In Land Scam Case Involving Ex-Haryana CM Bhupendra Singh Hooda

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a series of petitions challenging the summoning orders issued in the high-profile Manesar land scam case, which involves former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupendra Singh Hooda. The petitions were filed by various accused seeking relief from the criminal proceedings initiated by a special CBI court. The trial against Hooda, bureaucrats, and...