The High Court of Punjab and Haryana confirms that its inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC permit the quashing of

High Court reaffirms that, even in grave economic offences under the CGST Act, bail is the rule and not the

The Punjab & Haryana High Court reiterates that prolonged incarceration and delay in trial justify bail even in serious IPC

A High Court oral judgment reaffirms the discretionary power to dismiss long-pending appeals for non-prosecution, clarifying that revival is possible

New Clarification on Bail Principles: Upholding ‘Bail as Rule, Jail as Exception’ under Article 21 and Relying on Dataram Singh

The judgment reaffirms that when an accused has joined investigation and the State confirms custodial interrogation is not necessary, anticipatory

The High Court clarified that where a cancellation report is submitted by the prosecution following an order directing further investigation,

The High Court reaffirms that extended custody pending sluggish trial progression, without conviction, violates Article 21 rights. The precedent upholds

The Court held that, where an accused has joined investigation and custodial interrogation is not required, anticipatory bail originally granted

Where the prosecution submits a cancellation report after rejection of an earlier untraced report, petitions seeking quashing of the FIR

The court reiterated that writ petitions become infructuous if the core grievance ceases to exist during their pendency—for instance, when

The High Court answers that, unless the Haryana Government expressly adopts Central Government instructions extending Ex-Serviceman status to retired BSF