'Good Move': P&H High Court Backs Punjab's Crackdown On Content Glorifying Lawrence Bishnoi's Crimes

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Friday commended the Punjab government for blocking online content glorifying gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, including his interviews on digital platforms."That's a good move by you", orally said Chief Justice Sheel Nagu after Punjab AG Maninderjit Singh Bedi submitted that the State has blocked over 2,600 links relating to glorification of Bishnoi's...

Telling Employee to 'F*** Off' During Workplace Spat Without Sexual Intent Not Sexual Harassment: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that use of the expression “f*** off” during a workplace dispute, though inappropriate, does not amount to sexual harassment in the absence of sexual intent or overtone.Justice Kirti Singh said, "It is also pertinent that the context of the communication in the present case prima facie arises out of a work related interaction. No doubt...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Closes Plea Against 'Lawrence Of Punjab' Web Series After Centre Advises Zee5 Against Its Release

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today disposed of a plea seeking urgent stay on streaming of web series “Lawrence of Punjab”, after the Central government advised the OTT platform ZEE5 against its release.The division bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Pramod Goyal noted that the Punjab government had written to the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on April...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Acquits Rape Convict After 21 Years, Cites Material Contradictions In Prosecutrix's Testimony

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has acquitted a man convicted for rape in 2005, holding that material contradictions in the prosecutrix's testimony, lack of corroborative evidence, and inconsistencies in forensic findings rendered the conviction unsafe. During the pendency of appeal the convict passed away.Justice Rupinderjit Chahal noted, "The record reveals that the prosecutrix...

Punjab Anti-Sacrilege Law Challenged In High Court

A Public Interest Litigation has been filed before the Punjab & Haryana High Court challenging the constitutional validity of the “Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026” (Anti-Sacrilege Act) .The petition has been filed by Simranjeet Singh, a Punjab based law graduate, who has approached the Court in person.The petition challenges the validity of the 2026...

Congress MP Raja Warring Moves Punjab & Haryana High Court Seeking Stay On 'Lawrence Of Punjab' Web Series

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Punjab & Haryana High Court seeking an urgent stay on the proposed release and streaming of the web series “Lawrence of Punjab” on the OTT platform ZEE5, owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited.The plea has been filed by Ludhiana MP Raja Warring through Advocate Nikhil Ghai. The matter was mentioned urgently for...

Food Safety Officer Can't Seize Plant & Machinery Under FSS Act; Such Power Vests With Court: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that a Food Safety Officer has no authority under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 to seize plant and machinery, and such action can only be taken by a competent court or in accordance with statutory procedure.Justice Jagmohan Bansal said, "machinery has been seized by Food Safety Officer who has no power to seize plant and machinery....

Punjab & Haryana High Court Orders Soundproof VC Facilities In All Prisons To Protect Lawyer-Client Confidentiality

Observing that "every prison must have soundproof facilities where convicts are able to interact with their counsel via video conference and have in-person meetings with their counsel," the Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that the right of an accused/convict to communicate with their counsel in full confidentiality is a fundamental component of a fair trial, and this protection...

Drastic Measure Of Property Attachment, Appointment Of Receiver Can't Be Resorted To Routinely: P&H High Court In Tenancy Dispute

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the setting aside of an order appointing a receiver over a disputed shop, while strongly cautioning the routine use of "drastic measure of attachment of property and appointment of a receiver".Justice Sumeet Goel upheld the order of the Additional Sessions Judge, Kurukshetra, which had quashed the Sub Divisional...

23 Years On, P&H High Court Upholds Conviction For Rape Of Minor, Reduces Sentence As Convict Suffered Paralysis

The Punjab & Haryana High Court while upholding the conviction of an appellant in a rape case, taking note of mitigating circumstances including paralysis attack and compromise entered between the parties, modified the sentence and reduced it to the period already undergone.Justice Rupinderjit Chahal stating that the case required leniency noted, "It has been brought to the notice of...

Police Need Not Re-Supply Grounds Of Arrest Upon Second Arrest In Same FIR: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that re-supplying of grounds of arrest is not mandatory upon a second arrest in the same FIR where such grounds have already been furnished earlier. The Court observed that once the requirement of supplying grounds of arrest is complied with, there is no legal mandate to repeat the same exercise on subsequent arrest in the same case.Justice...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Reduces Rape Convict's Sentence To Period Already Undergone Citing His Paralysis, 23-Year Delay

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has reduced the sentence of a rape convict to the period already served based on the medical condition of the convict and subsequent developments. The Court observed that such circumstances constitute “adequate and special reasons” for awarding a lesser sentence.Justice Rupinderjit Chahal was hearing an appeal filed by the appellant challenging...