Articles

• Can a former prosecution witness contest a magistrate’s dismissal of a forgery and conspiracy complaint by filing a criminal revision in the Punjab and Haryana High Court?
• Can a fresh trial ordered by the Punjab and Haryana High Court for alleged misappropriation of trust money violate double jeopardy after the magistrate acquitted the accused on a disputed handwritten note?
• Can a group of seafarers who left their vessel over unpaid statutory allowance rely on the reasonable cause defence in a criminal revision before the Punjab and Haryana High Court?
• Can a High Court set aside a Sessions Court acquittal by reexamining the evidential record?
• Can a joint trial of a riot, intimidation and an unrelated weapon offence be challenged through a revision petition before the Punjab and Haryana High Court?
• Can a lawyer in Punjab and Haryana High Court obtain a quashing of the FIR and charge sheet when the parties have settled the property dispute and no forensic handwriting report exists?
• Can a lawyer in Punjab and Haryana High Court obtain disclosure of the grounds of a secret preventive detention order?
• Can a manager contest a magistrate’s dismissal of an assault complaint by arguing that a search warrant address mistake nullifies the protective sanction?
• Can a member of the state legislature who published a privately circulated bulletin of barred questions claim absolute privilege before the Punjab and Haryana High Court?
• Can a murder conviction based on a coerced laborer’s testimony be upheld when the rope and clothing are not directly linked to the accused?