A parent cannot be held guilty of kidnapping his or her own child, held the Punjab and Haryana High Court recently while quashing a complaint accusing a woman of kidnapping her child from the residence of her in-laws.
A family court is not bound by the technicalities of CPC and is also empowered to take into evidence any material whether or not such material fulfills the Indian Evidence Act, held the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court imposed costs of ₹25,000 on the Central government on finding that the government had effectively re-agitated an issue of law that had already been settled earlier by the Supreme Court.
1984 Sikh Genocide Latest News: In a significant development, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed the second bail plea of Rahul Sharma, a youth from Amritsar, arrested for allegedly making inflammatory remarks against the Sikh community. The court not only revoked the bail but also drew parallels between the controversial comments and the haunting memories of the 1984 Sikh Genocide, considering them on par with the darkest moments in Indian history.