Can Proceedings Under Section 174-A IPC Stand When the Main FIR Has Been Quashed on Compromise? – Precedential Guidance from the Punjab and Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has affirmed that when the primary FIR has been quashed following a settlement, ancillary

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can a Co-owner Obtain an Injunction Restraining Another Co-owner in Exclusive Possession from Making Constructions or Changes to Undivided Property? – Reaffirming Existing Precedent

The judgment reiterates that absent ouster, prejudice, or detriment to a co-owner’s interest, a co-owner not in exclusive possession cannot

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can the High Court Grant Regular Bail Under Section 438 CrPC While Converting an Anticipatory Bail Petition, and Is Such an Order Absolute for the Case If Affirmed by the Supreme Court?

The High Court clarified that, in the factual matrix of this case, an anticipatory bail application under Section 438 CrPC

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can Ancillary FIRs under Section 174-A IPC Survive After Quashing of the Main FIR? Clarification on the Continuity of Proceedings Against Proclaimed Offenders

The Punjab & Haryana High Court reaffirms that once the main FIR is quashed on settlement, ancillary criminal proceedings solely

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can a Co-owner Who Is Not in Exclusive Possession Obtain an Injunction to Restrain Another Co-owner’s Use of Joint Property Without Proving Ouster or Detriment?

The Court reaffirmed that a co-owner not in exclusive possession cannot obtain an injunction against another co-owner’s use or improvement

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can Interim Anticipatory Bail Be Confirmed and Made Absolute When Section 18 of the SC/ST Act Bars Such Relief?

The court reaffirmed that, where the Supreme Court has upheld an interim bail order in the face of a bar

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

When Can a High Court Petition Be Withdrawn With Liberty to File Afresh? Does Such Dismissal Affect Future Petitions on the Same Cause?

The Punjab & Haryana High Court reaffirmed that withdrawal of a writ petition with liberty to file afresh, without adjudication

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Does Prolonged Delay in NDPS Trials Justify Grant of Bail Despite the Rigours of Section 37 NDPS Act?

The Punjab & Haryana High Court, considering significant delays in trial and prolonged undertrial incarceration, has held that the right

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can Anticipatory Bail Be Granted Under Section 18 of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act After Supreme Court Affirmation? – Reaffirming Existing Precedent on Bail Discretion

The judgment upholds the principle that when the Supreme Court has affirmed an interim order of bail in an SC/ST

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can a Writ Petition Be Withdrawn with Liberty to File Afresh on the Same Cause of Action Before the Punjab & Haryana High Court? Judicial Clarity on Effect and Precedential Value

The High Court reaffirms that a writ petition may be withdrawn with liberty to file afresh with better particulars, without

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can Prolonged Pre-trial Incarceration Override Section 37 NDPS Act Bar to Bail in Commercial Quantity Cases When Delay Is Not Attributable to the Accused?

Punjab and Haryana High Court affirms that the right to speedy trial under Article 21 can justify grant of bail

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can Prolonged Undertrial Detention and Delay in Trial Dilute Section 37 NDPS Act Rigours to Allow Bail in Commercial Quantity Cases? (Clarification & Affirmation, Binding Precedent)

Punjab & Haryana High Court holds that long incarceration and slow trial, not attributable to the accused, can dilute Section

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana