Articles

• Can the exclusion of fingerprint specimens taken from an accused in police custody be set aside by a revision petition before the Punjab and Haryana High Court?
• Can the extra‑judicial confession be declared inadmissible in a revision petition before the Punjab and Haryana High Court despite claims of duress?
• Can the issuance of a memorandum by a senior land records officer that orders officials to disregard a Punjab and Haryana High Court judgment on land acquisition constitute contempt of court?
• Can the joint liability of five laborers be avoided in a murder case when the common object of forcing passage through an orchard was abandoned before the fatal blow?
• Can the lack of a Governor’s written authorisation invalidate the sanction and lead to quashing of a defamation conviction in a revision petition before the Punjab and Haryana High Court?
• Can the lack of a magistrate written complaint deprive the trial court of jurisdiction to take cognizance of a false statement offence?
• Can the lack of two respectable local witnesses render the vehicle trunk search illegal and lead to quashing of a possession conviction in Chandigarh High Court?
• Can the magistrate’s acceptance of a new surety without a warrant be set aside in a revision before the Punjab and Haryana High Court?
• Can the magistrate’s discharge in an alleged tea stall assault be set aside for exceeding the limited prima facie test?
• Can the magistrate’s distress and sale order issued under a municipal tax levy be contested as a civil proceeding before the High Court?