Articles

• Can an accused successfully contest the admission of his own FIR in a Punjab and Haryana High Court appeal when the case hinges on circumstantial evidence and a weak alibi?
• Can an accused who introduced a forged document in a civil land dispute seek a revision before the Punjab and Haryana High Court to challenge the trial court’s procedural classification?
• Can an accused who used a kitchen knife to stop a group from forcibly removing a family member rely on the extended right of private defence?
• Can an acquittal for a bruising assault prevent a later homicide conviction arising from the same night’s violence?
• Can an adjournment order without a new magistrate signed remand lawfully keep the accused in custody after the original three day remand expires?
• Can an amendment that prolongs an existing preventive detention order without a new advisory board hearing violate the constitutional guarantee of personal liberty?
• Can an appeal before the Punjab and Haryana High Court successfully quash a conviction of a senior audit officer accused of fabricating tax rebate entries on the basis that the court exceeded its jurisdiction to set aside an acquittal?
• Can an elected municipal representative argue that a refundable deposit and a charitable donation should not be counted as election expenses in a petition before the Chandigarh High Court?
• Can an executor of a deceased parent’s estate challenge the attachment of undistributed securities and cash by a district court in a contempt proceeding before the Punjab and Haryana High Court?
• Can an importer challenge magistrate attachment warrants on the ground that the chief customs authority is not an officer of customs in a criminal revision before the Punjab and Haryana High Court?