Category-wise legal articles and resources.
Can a man’s freedom be cancelled just because recovery hasn’t happened yet? Punjab & Haryana High Court says NO – trial decides facts, not pressure tactics disguised as legal arguments. CHANDIGARH: In a recent order, Justice Shalini Singh Nagpal of the Punjab & Haryana High Court dismissed a petition filed by a wife seeking cancellation…
Can a man’s entire family be prosecuted based on alleged assurances of marriage? The Punjab and Haryana High Court has drawn a sharp line, refusing to criminalise relatives without strong and direct evidence. CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana High Court, through Justice Shalini Singh Nagpal, has refused to allow prosecution of the parents and grandmother…
Punjab and Haryana High Court granted bail to a wife accused of abetment to suicide after her husband was found dead in a canal following a marital dispute. The Court held that abetment to suicide cannot be presumed from mere harassment allegations and requires clear evidence of intent and mens rea. CHANDIGARH: In a case…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court suspended a 20-year POCSO sentence of a minor boy, noting a small age gap, a delayed FIR, and circumstances indicating consensual teenage intimacy. The order highlights how rigid laws can devastate young boys’ lives before their appeals are even heard. CHANDIGARH: In an important and sensitive order, the Punjab…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court held that a failed consensual relationship cannot be turned into a criminal rape case to compel marriage. The Court quashed the FIR, calling the prosecution an abuse of law when no false promise existed at the start. CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana High Court set aside a rape case…
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