HIGH COURT

Medical opinion not conclusive, cannot take precedence over occular account: Punjab and Haryana High Court

In a recent judgment passed by the Division Bench of Lisa Gill, J. and Parmod Goyal, J. while dismissing a criminal appeal against judgment of conviction passed by the Sessions Court under section 302 IPC and Section 27 of the Arms Act, the Hon’ble Bench categorically observed that witnesses related to the victim are competent...

Mere Long Incarceration not Enough for Bail under UAPA: Punjab and Haryana High Court affirms

The Division Bench comprising of Gurvinder Singh Gill, J. and Ramesh Kumari, J. dismissed the bail applications filed by the accused persons involved in the murder of targeted murder of a Dera Sacha Sauda follower, alleged to be linked to the ongoing sacrilege cases in Punjab. The Bench upheld the dismissal of bail invoking the...