Can High Courts Quash FIRs Involving Non-Compoundable Offences Based on Settlement? — Reaffirmation of Discretionary Inherent Powers Under Section 528 B.N.S.S.

Punjab & Haryana High Court underscores the High Court’s wide inherent powers to quash criminal proceedings, even for non-compoundable offences,

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September 15, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

When is Anticipatory Bail Confirmed After Interim Protection and Completion of Investigation? Clarification, Not New Law; Confirmed Precedent Value

The High Court reaffirmed that anticipatory (interim) bail can be made absolute once the accused has joined investigation and is

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September 15, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Does Relief for Interest on Delayed Gratuity Payment Survive After Principal Amount Is Paid?

Where the main grievance underlying a writ petition is redressed by payment of dues during the pendency of the petition,

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September 15, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Does Reliance on an Earlier High Court Judgment Establish Binding Authority for Identically Situated Petitioners?

The High Court of Punjab and Haryana summarily disposed of the petition by applying its prior decision in Sandeep Kumar

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September 15, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can Proceedings Declaring an Accused as “Proclaimed Person” Continue After Surrender, Trial, and Acquittal? – Precedent on Quashing Such Orders Under Section 482 CrPC

The Punjab & Haryana High Court clarifies that once an accused, previously declared a proclaimed person, surrenders, faces trial, and

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September 15, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can Interim Anticipatory Bail Under Section 482 of BNSS, 2023 Be Made Absolute Upon Cooperation With Investigation?

The Punjab & Haryana High Court confirms that anticipatory bail granted as an interim measure—when the accused joins investigation and

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September 15, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can a Co-Sharer Obtain a Permanent Injunction Against Other Co-Sharers Without Proving Exclusive Possession Over a Specific Portion of Joint Land? – Reaffirmation of Existing Precedent by Punjab and Haryana High Court

Permanent injunction cannot be granted in favour of a co-sharer against other co-sharers in joint property unless exclusive possession over

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September 15, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Does the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 Bar Civil Court Jurisdiction over Cancellation of Panchayat Land Leases by Revenue Authorities? — High Court Reaffirms Exclusive Statutory Remedies

The High Court clarifies that Section 13 of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 expressly bars civil court

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September 15, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can Financial Constraints or Misplacement of Court Records Constitute “Sufficient Cause” for Condonation of Delay Under Section 5 of the Limitation Act?

The High Court of Punjab and Haryana has reaffirmed that mere financial difficulties or the misplacement of records do not

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September 15, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can the High Court Quash Non-Compoundable Offences under the Bharatiya Nagrik Surakhsa Sanhita Based on Compromise? – Affirmation of Inherent Powers and Guidelines for Quashing

The Punjab & Haryana High Court reaffirms and applies prevailing precedent, holding that even non-compoundable offences under the BNS can

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September 15, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can Habitual Absenteeism in Disciplined Forces Justify Dismissal Without Attracting the Proportionality Principle? — Existing Supreme Court Precedent Upheld as Binding Authority

Dismissal for repeated unauthorized absence by police personnel is neither procedurally infirm nor grossly disproportionate in habitual offender cases; High

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September 15, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana