Articles

• Can the Punjab and Haryana High Court order forfeiture of seized cash when the magistrate has recorded an acquittal and no conviction exists?
• Can the Punjab and Haryana High Court quash a certificate of fitness that rests on a factual determination of possession?
• Can the Punjab and Haryana High Court quash a culpable homicide conviction when the post mortem report shows two distinct head injuries and no accused is linked to the fatal strike?
• Can the Punjab and Haryana High Court quash a preventive detention order when the criminal case has been withdrawn and the grounds are vague?
• Can the Punjab and Haryana High Court quash an FIR on the ground that a statutory presumption of guilt unfairly shifts the burden of proof after a warrantless raid on a liquor warehouse?
• Can the Punjab and Haryana High Court reexamine a retracted confession when the accused says it was obtained under duress and the prosecution relies on a blood stained shirt, recovered jewellery and a tailor identification as independent corroboration?
• Can the Punjab and Haryana High Court set aside a murder conviction and death penalty on the ground that the accused was first assaulted and acted in private defence during a shop dispute over a disputed amount?
• Can the Punjab and Haryana High Court set aside a stay of execution issued on the basis of a defunct ruler’s alleged mercy power?
• Can the Punjab and Haryana High Court set aside murder convictions where the common object was punitive assault and not a plan to kill?
• Can the State Election Commission’s removal of a disqualification extinguish the election tribunal’s power to examine a revised expense return?