Articles

• Can an accused industrial unit successfully challenge a municipal demand for a separate factory licence by filing a criminal revision in the Chandigarh High Court?
• Can an accused placed in solitary confinement without any documented disciplinary order obtain relief from the Punjab and Haryana High Court?
• Can an accused rely on the doctrine of autrefois acquit to stop the Punjab and Haryana High Court from ordering a fresh trial on assault and theft charges during an appeal against a breach of trust conviction?
• Can an accused stop a distress warrant while contesting an excessive customs penalty in the Punjab and Haryana High Court?
• Can an accused successfully challenge an FIR for criminal defamation of a Governor in a revision petition before the Punjab and Haryana High Court when the sanction order is not backed by a specific authorisation?
• Can an accused transport vehicle owner challenge a conviction for moving a high alcohol herbal tonic on the ground that the State omitted the Board of Experts opinion and that an export licence should provide an exemption?
• Can an accused who has earned remission credits equal to fifteen years of imprisonment obtain release from the Punjab and Haryana High Court without a formal executive remission order?
• Can an accused who ignored a personal appearance notice argue that the amended definition of foreigner does not apply to his case and seek a criminal revision in the Punjab and Haryana High Court?
• Can an acquitted accused successfully appeal the trial court’s order when co accused have been convicted and the prosecution relies on a dying declaration?
• Can an appeal limited to a firearm conviction justify a fresh trial on previously acquitted assault and theft charges?