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Constitutional & Writ Jurisdiction

→ The Expanding Scope of Article 226: Judicial Review of Private Bodies Discharging Public Functions → Deemed Promotion and Seniority Disputes in Punjab Government Service: The High Court's Consistent Line

Criminal Appeals & Bail

→ Anticipatory Bail Under the BNSS: Continuity, Change, and the Punjab & Haryana High Court's Emerging Jurisprudence → Quashing of FIRs Under Section 528 BNSS: The Inherent Power Doctrine After the New Criminal Laws → Criminal Exposure for NRIs: Navigating FIRs, Lookout Circulars, and Arrest Risk on Return to India

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→ Solatium, Interest, and the Reference Court: Maximising Compensation Under the Land Acquisition Act 2013 → Property Disputes Involving NRIs in Punjab and Haryana: A Practical Guide to Remedies and Strategy

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→ Maintenance Under Section 144 BNSS: The Supreme Court's Rajnesh Directions and Their Practical Application → NRI Matrimonial Disputes: Jurisdiction, Forum Shopping, and the Punjab & Haryana High Court's Approach

Anticipatory Bail Under the BNSS: Continuity, Change, and the Punjab & Haryana High Court's Emerging Jurisprudence

An analysis of how the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 has altered the anticipatory bail landscape and the High Court's early interpretive positions.

The transition from the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 to the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 has prompted fresh scrutiny of the anticipatory bail provision. While Section 482 BNSS largely mirrors the former Section 438 CrPC, subtle textual shifts have generated a nascent body of interpretive case law at the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

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Criminal Law

Published

June 2026

Reading Time

8 min read

Criminal Law

January 2026

11 min read

Quashing of FIRs Under Section 528 BNSS: The Inherent Power Doctrine After the New Criminal Laws

Does the transition to the BNSS alter the well-settled principles governing the High Court's inherent power to quash criminal proceedings? An early assessment.

Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 re-enacts the inherent power formerly housed in Section 482 CrPC. The provision is textually identical in its operative part, yet the renumbering and broader statutory transition have prompted fresh arguments before the Punjab and Haryana High Court about whether the pre-existing quashing jurisprudence survives intact.

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Criminal Law

February 2026

7 min read

Criminal Exposure for NRIs: Navigating FIRs, Lookout Circulars, and Arrest Risk on Return to India

A practical guide for non-resident Indians who discover they are named in criminal proceedings in Punjab or Haryana.

Non-resident Indians who discover they are named in an FIR or criminal complaint in Punjab or Haryana face a distinct set of risks and procedural options. This article maps the landscape — from lookout circulars to anticipatory bail to quashing — and sets out the practical steps that should be taken before any return to India.

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