Articles

• Can a co accused who was acquitted be subject to a High Court review in the appeals of other accused without filing his own appeal?
• Can a contractor challenge a conviction for alleged bribe by filing a revision petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court after the trial court denied summons to defence witnesses?
• Can a conviction be set aside in Punjab and Haryana High Court because the magistrate took cognizance on a preliminary report and the accused was not given the opportunity to obtain counsel?
• Can a conviction by a Gram Panchayat Tribunal be quashed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court if it lacked the mandatory magistrate order and only one accused was positively identified?
• Can a conviction for a false land‑claim be set aside in Punjab and Haryana High Court because the ordinance was repealed before the magistrate sentenced the accused?
• Can a conviction for habitual acceptance of illegal gratification be quashed before the Punjab and Haryana High Court when the sanction covered only a single cash payment?
• Can a criminal revision before the Punjab and Haryana High Court set aside a conviction based on a settlement that lacked prior notice and was negotiated by an unregistered workers’ committee?
• Can a defective sanction lacking the exact amount of alleged gratification be challenged in a writ petition before the Punjab and Haryana High Court?
• Can a detainee obtain release from Punjab and Haryana High Court when the authority fails to disclose the grounds of preventive detention within a reasonable time?
• Can a district magistrate be held personally liable for criminal contempt after failing to implement a Punjab and Haryana High Court release order because he was on official tour and the order was mishandled by clerks?