Articles

• Can the criminal court determine loss of Indian citizenship based solely on a foreign passport when the central government has not issued a certification?
• Can the customs officer’s belief that sealed gold crates were smuggled be considered unreasonable given the driver’s licence and commercial sealing, prompting a writ petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court?
• Can the death sentence be set aside by a revision petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court when evidence does not show which co accused caused the fatal wound in a common intention murder?
• Can the denial of certified witness statements and the non production of a duty log invalidate a death sentence and the conviction for extortion in a Punjab and Haryana High Court appeal?
• Can the dismissal of an initial complaint be overcome by newly discovered electronic logs in a forgery investigation before the Punjab and Haryana High Court?
• Can the disqualification of a legislative candidate based on help from unsalaried elected village heads be overturned by a writ of certiorari in the Punjab and Haryana High Court?
• Can the distribution of a campaign pamphlet that mentions “faithful followers” be treated as a religious appeal in an election petition?
• Can the doctrine of issue estoppel bar a second prosecution for rioting when the first trial found the accused not present?
• Can the drivers obtain a quashing order from the Punjab and Haryana High Court by showing that the police seized the convoy beyond the state boundary and that the prior acquittal triggers the double jeopardy bar?
• Can the earlier customs penalty and confiscation be considered a prosecution and punishment for double jeopardy purposes in a revision before the Punjab and Haryana High Court?