Articles

• Can the contradictory statements of the village elder be deemed reliable without independent corroboration when the only physical evidence is blood stained sandals seized after the accused were taken into custody?
• Can the conviction be overturned because the accused did not receive notice of the appellate hearing before the Punjab and Haryana High Court?
• 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 quashed on a revision petition before Punjab and Haryana High Court because the Sessions Court had no jurisdiction over the overt fund diversion acts carried out in a different state?
• Can the conviction be set aside by a revision petition before the Punjab and Haryana High Court when the confession was recorded after more than forty eight hours of police detention and the approver’s statements changed after a promise of leniency?
• Can the conviction be set aside in Punjab and Haryana High Court if the acquittal of most participants means the unlawful assembly no longer meets the minimum membership requirement?
• Can the conviction for forging insurance documents be set aside in the Punjab and Haryana High Court when the accused obtained no benefit?
• Can the conviction for manufacturing sub standard sterile dressings be challenged in a criminal appeal before the Punjab and Haryana High Court on the ground that the lower court misinterpreted the definition of drug?
• Can the conviction for possession of a copper apparatus be challenged in Punjab and Haryana High Court when the trial court failed to allow a rebuttal of the statutory presumption?
• Can the conviction for publishing a critical editorial be quashed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court on the ground of an over broad restriction on free speech?