Articles

• Can the accused senior officials of a grain wholesale association successfully contest their preventive detention before the High Court given that an administrative prohibition and licence cancellations already prevented further grain diversion?
• Can the appellant obtain a transfer of his criminal appeal from the Punjab and Haryana High Court because the complainant who is the chief magistrate also supervises the court’s bench allocation?
• Can the clerk obtain a writ of habeas corpus in the Punjab and Haryana High Court when the detention order provides only generic hostile sentiment allegations and no fixed term?
• Can the conviction be quashed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court despite missing forensic evidence and the trial court’s credibility analysis?
• Can the conviction be set aside on a revision petition when the illegal gratification charge was dismissed at trial and the essential element of entrustment is missing?
• Can the conviction be set aside on a revision petition when the magistrate took cognizance on an incomplete charge sheet and denied the accused legal representation?
• Can the conviction for murder by unlawful assembly be challenged in the Punjab and Haryana High Court when the blood stained clothing was discovered after the accused’s statements?
• Can the conviction for voluntarily causing grievous hurt be challenged when the charge sheet only named attempted murder and the sentence enhancement was ordered without a merits hearing?
• Can the conviction of a security guard for murder and two attempted murders be challenged in the Punjab and Haryana High Court on the ground of improper joinder of offences?
• Can the delay in informing the detainee of grounds and the subsequent additional notice constitute fresh grounds that require a new representation?