Articles

• Can a magistrate dismiss a criminal complaint on the basis of private defence without first issuing process in a case before the Punjab and Haryana High Court?
• Can a magistrate dismiss a homicide complaint without recording any reasons and still be valid?
• Can a magistrate order the accused to be examined in a committal proceeding before the Punjab and Haryana High Court when only documentary records are before the court?
• Can a magistrate’s assessment of an alibi and medical evidence be considered a jurisdictional error that warrants a revision petition?
• Can a manager be held criminally liable for a missing loom guard when the removal was done by a maintenance worker without his knowledge?
• Can a managing director contest inspector notices issued under a repealed Companies Act in the Punjab and Haryana High Court?
• Can a merchant challenge the forfeiture of his surety bond on the ground that the magistrate accepted the bond without a warrant of arrest and without proper asset verification?
• Can a misjoined illegal weapon possession charge be challenged when it was tried alongside rioting and assault on a police constable?
• Can a municipal councilor whose election was declared void for alleged cash inducement and false pamphlets obtain relief from the Punjab and Haryana High Court?
• Can a municipal employee detained under a preventive detention order challenge the lack of disclosed grounds and missing chief minister’s signature in the Punjab and Haryana High Court?