Articles

• Can a magistrate lawfully frame a defamation charge if the original complaint before the Punjab and Haryana High Court does not contain the alleged defamatory statement?
• Can a magistrate legally forfeit a surety bond that directs payment to the Crown instead of the Government?
• Can a magistrate’s affidavit supporting the prosecution justify transferring a cheating case to another jurisdiction?
• Can a magistrate’s extension of document retention beyond the four month limit be challenged in a revision petition before the Punjab and Haryana High Court when adjudication has not started?
• Can a magistrate’s remark on a post mortem report be removed by a revision petition without affecting the bail order?
• Can a merchant seek a revision of an acquittal for alleged theft of a sealed box while the accused kept the key?
• Can a Metropolitan Magistrate’s discharge be revised by a High Court when the prosecution alleges criminal breach of trust and cheating in a corporate fraud dispute?
• Can a minor convicted of residential burglary and assault receive a probation order from the Punjab and Haryana High Court when the trial court could not apply the Probation of Offenders Act?
• Can a mistaken claim of authority to seize buffaloes under the Livestock Protection Act be treated as theft in a criminal case before the Chandigarh High Court?
• Can a municipal councilor obtain a revision of an election tribunal bribery order when the tribunal failed to serve statutory notice before the Punjab and Haryana High Court?