Articles

• Can the denial of certified witness statements and the non production of a duty log invalidate a death sentence and the conviction for extortion in a Punjab and Haryana High Court appeal?
• Can the dismissal of an initial complaint be overcome by newly discovered electronic logs in a forgery investigation before the Punjab and Haryana High Court?
• Can the disqualification of a legislative candidate based on help from unsalaried elected village heads be overturned by a writ of certiorari in the Punjab and Haryana High Court?
• Can the distribution of a campaign pamphlet that mentions “faithful followers” be treated as a religious appeal in an election petition?
• Can the doctrine of issue estoppel bar a second prosecution for rioting when the first trial found the accused not present?
• Can the drivers obtain a quashing order from the Punjab and Haryana High Court by showing that the police seized the convoy beyond the state boundary and that the prior acquittal triggers the double jeopardy bar?
• Can the earlier customs penalty and confiscation be considered a prosecution and punishment for double jeopardy purposes in a revision before the Punjab and Haryana High Court?
• Can the employee prove that the cash received was a medical loan and defeat the statutory presumption at the bail stage?
• Can the employee’s official duty as custodian of registered parcels establish exclusive possession for the purpose of an appeal against acquittal?
• Can the extension of a preventive detention order by a retroactive amendment be contested through a habeas corpus petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court?