Trial Judge Who Granted Interim & Absolute Pre-Arrest Bail On Same Day Faces Probe For 'Judicial Indiscipline': Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court, while hearing a plea seeking cancellation of anticipatory bail, came down heavily on a Judicial Officer in Faridabad, observing that her conduct reflected "judicial indiscipline". The case involved an Additional Sessions Judge Ms. Jyoti Lamba, who had recorded two conflicting orders in the same anticipatory bail application on the same day—one granting interim bail and another granting absolute pre-arrest bail. In his order, Justice…