Articles

• Can a murder conviction be overturned in the Punjab and Haryana High Court if the trial court failed to summon independent witnesses and relied only on the victim’s relatives?
• Can a murder conviction be overturned in the Punjab and Haryana High Court on the ground that the approver’s evidence is not independently corroborated?
• Can a newspaper contest a criminal defamation sanction that lacks a factual appraisal in the Punjab and Haryana High Court?
• Can a petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court quash a charge sheet against a retired senior officer because the anti corruption sanction was never granted and the department's internal closure amounts to a refusal?
• Can a petitioner argue that a second detention notice fixing the detention period without an advisory board report is ultra vires in the Punjab and Haryana High Court?
• Can a petitioner prove that an approver’s testimony is unreliable because of a promised pardon and contradictory statements in a revision petition before the Punjab and Haryana High Court?
• Can a preventive detention order be served on an accused already in judicial custody for an assault and conspiracy case?
• Can a prior summary dismissal of an appeal prevent the accused from invoking the statutory right to be heard before a sentence enhancement in the Punjab and Haryana High Court?
• Can a private complainant’s revision petition compel the Punjab and Haryana High Court to set aside an acquittal and direct a fresh trial?
• Can a private revision petition before the Punjab and Haryana High Court lawfully overturn an acquittal by directing a rehearing of the appeal?