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Allahabad High Court
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The Allahabad High Court is one of the oldest High Courts in India, established in 1866. It has jurisdiction over the state of Uttar Pradesh.
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Interfaith Couple Allowed to Marry Without Public Notice, Police Protection Ordered: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow Bench has allowed an adult interfaith couple to proceed with their marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954, without publication of the marriage notice or inviting objections. The court granted the relief after the couple expressed apprehension of threats to their life and…
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Section 125 CrPC Cannot Be a Source of Financial Windfall: ₹15,000 Maintenance Upheld: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has upheld an order directing Ankit Singh to pay Rs 15,000 per month as maintenance to his wife, Niharika Singh. Justice Lakshmi Kant Shukla dismissed both Criminal Revision No. 542 of 2025, filed by the husband, and Criminal Revision No. 6290 of 2024, filed by the wife, challenging the same…
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Permits Five-Time Azan at Saharanpur Mosque Subject to Loudspeaker Conditions: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has directed the police and district administration not to interfere with the performance of Azan five times a day at Ayesha Mosque, located at plot no. 47, Village Pathed, Police Station Gagalhedi, District Saharanpur, provided the petitioners comply with applicable noise pollution rules. The…
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CBI To Investigate Missing Woman Case After UP Police Fail to Trace Her for Over Two Years: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Ghaziabad to take over the investigation into the disappearance of Sudama Devi, after the Uttar Pradesh Police failed to trace her despite more than two years having passed since a missing person report was lodged. The order was passed by…
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Second Arrest of Person Already in Custody Is a Fresh Arrest, but Article 22 Challenge Must Be Raised Before S. 167 CrPC Stage Ends: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, has held that formally arresting a person who is already in custody in another criminal case amounts to a fresh arrest. However, the Court said a challenge alleging violation of Article 22(1) of the Constitution cannot be raised after the Section 167 CrPC stage has ended.…
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Bail Denied to Four Policemen in Jaunpur Custodial Death Case Citing Serious Evidence in CBI Chargesheet: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has rejected bail applications filed by Jaysheel Tiwari, Ramkrit Yadav, Raj Kumar Verma and Angad Prasad Chaudhary in a case arising from the custodial death of Krishna Kumar Yadav @ Pujari in Jaunpur. The four applications were heard together as the accused were co-accused in the same matter.…
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Police Must Maintain CCTV and Custody Records; Unlawful Detention Warrants Compensation: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has directed the State of Uttar Pradesh to pay compensation to four petitioners after finding that they were unlawfully detained at Gauri Bazar police station in Deoria district. The court found that petitioner no.1, Mahendra Gaur, was kept in custody for two days, while petitioners no.2 to 4…
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Insurer Must Prove Tanker Carried Hazardous Goods to Rely on Missing Licence Endorsement: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court at Lucknow has dismissed an appeal filed by National Insurance Company Ltd. against a compensation award of Rs.19,04,000 in favour of the claimants in a motor accident case. The appeal, First Appeal From Order No.350 of 2019, challenged the judgment and award dated March 28, 2019, passed by…
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Mere Private Messages With Another Man Not Sufficient to Prove Wife’s Adultery, Holds: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a criminal revision challenging a maintenance order passed by the Principal Judge, Family Court, Sambhal at Chandausi. The order was passed in Case No. 924 of 2024 on 01.10.2025. The revisionist argued that his wife was not entitled to maintenance because she had left the…
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Class-II Student’s Death After Loud Music Near School Prompts Allahabad HC to Order Fresh Suo Motu PIL on Noise Pollution: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court at Lucknow has directed the registration of a separate suo motu Public Interest Litigation on noise pollution and compliance with statutory rules after an incident involving the death of a Class-II child in Balrampur. A Bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Manjive Shukla passed the order on…
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Dowry Death Case Against Mother-in-Law Cannot Be Quashed Solely Based on Medical Cause of Death: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed an application by Nirmala Devi seeking to quash a charge sheet and criminal proceedings arising from the death of her daughter-in-law. The deceased was married to Nirmala Devi’s son, Krishnakant Yadav, on 04.05.2021. She was found unconscious at her matrimonial home on the night…
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Writ Court Cannot Determine Equivalence of Degrees Not Prescribed Under Teacher Recruitment Rules: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has rejected a plea by eight petitioners seeking recognition of B.Tech. (Information Technology) as equivalent to B.Tech. (Computer Science) for recruitment as Assistant Teacher (Computer). The petitioners challenged their exclusion from the recruitment process under Advertisement No.…
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Section 396 IPC | Prosecution Must Establish Dacoity Was the Initial Intention and Murder Was Committed During Its Course: Allahabad High Court
Allahabad High Court has held that a conviction under Section 396 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for dacoity with murder cannot be sustained unless the prosecution proves that dacoity was the first intention and that the murder was committed in the course of that dacoity. The Court found that the prosecution had…
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Accused on Interim Bail Cannot Be Arrested Merely Because New Offences Are Added: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has issued a significant ruling emphasizing that police cannot arrest an accused who is already on interim bail, solely because new sections or offences have been added in the same case. The court clarified that such arrest would be unlawful and directed an inquiry into the conduct of the…
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Police Probe Found Shooting Incident Fake; News18 Reporter’s Plea Seeking FIR Rejected: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a petition filed by journalist Amit Kumar Srivastava seeking registration of an FIR over an alleged attempt on his life. The Court noted that the police had conducted an inquiry and disputed the journalist’s version of the incident, stating that the alleged shooting appeared to…
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Order Framing Charges Under Section 21 NIA Act Is Not Interlocutory, Appeal Lies Before High Court; Allahabad High Court Differs With Delhi High Court View: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that an order framing charges passed by a Special Court under the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 (NIA Act) is not an interlocutory order. Therefore, such an order can be challenged through an appeal under Section 21 of the NIA Act before a Division Bench of the High Court.…
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CRPF Personnel Contracting Second Marriage Without Departmental Permission Can Be Dismissed Under Section 11 of CRPF Act: Allahabad High Court
Justice Anish Kumar Gupta held that the second marriage violated Rule 15 of the Central Reserve Police Force Rules, 1955 and Rule 21 of the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964. The Court further held that dismissal from service was legally permissible under Section 11(1) of the Central Reserve Police Force…
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Preventive Detention Orders Passed Without Application of Mind Termed 'Deplorable'; Union Government Urged to Redress the Situation: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has expressed strong disapproval over the practice of issuing preventive detention orders without proper application of mind and without referring to the actual "grounds of detention." The Court emphasized that such actions are highly deplorable and called upon the Union Government to take…
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Life Sentences of Father and Brother Upheld in 'Honour Killing' of Two Minor Girls; Pre- and Post-Crime Conduct Relied Upon: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has recently upheld the death sentence of a father and his son convicted of murdering two minor girls in an honour killing case. The court reinforced its decision by emphasizing the importance of evidence regarding the conduct of the accused before and after the crime, under Section 8 of the…
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Life Sentence Upheld for Man Who Strangled Live-In Partner, Her Mother, and Two Minor Children in 2009: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has upheld the conviction and life sentence awarded to Vinay Pratap Singh alias Bablu for the heinous crime of strangulating his live-in partner, her mother, and her two minor children in Hardoi in the year 2009. The court's decision confirms the severity of the crime and the strength of the…
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Police Should Investigate Crimes, Not Marriages; No Business Being 'Nosy Parkers': Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has delivered a landmark judgment by quashing an FIR filed by a father against his daughter's husband. The court emphasized that two adults marrying by their own free will is not a crime and police have no authority to interfere in such personal choices. This ruling highlights the importance…
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50,000 Final Reports Pending for Orders in Lucknow Courts Alone; High Court Cites Presiding Officers' 'Indifference', Seeks Statewide Data: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has raised serious concerns about the significant backlog of final reports in criminal cases across Uttar Pradesh. The Court revealed that in the Lucknow judgeship alone, approximately 50,000 final reports are pending for orders. This delay hampers the efficient administration of criminal…
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Concealing Advocate Status to Present Clients' Cases as PILs Is a 'Gross Abuse': Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has recently dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), emphasizing that misusing the PIL process by advocates to promote private interests rather than public welfare is a grave abuse of the legal system. The Court warned that advocates must not conceal their professional status or use PILs…
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Woman Induced Into Marriage by Concealment of Husband's Existing Marriage Entitled to Maintenance Under Section 125 CrPC: Allahabad High Court
Allahabad High Court Rules on Maintenance Rights for Women Married Through Concealment of Previous Marriage Introduction to the Case The Allahabad High Court has recently delivered a landmark judgment clarifying the rights of women to claim maintenance under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), even when…
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Interfaith Couple Allowed to Marry Without Public Notice, Police Protection Ordered: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow Bench has allowed an adult interfaith couple to proceed with their marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954, without publication of the marriage notice or inviting objections. The court granted the relief after the couple expressed apprehension of threats to their life and…
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Section 125 CrPC Cannot Be a Source of Financial Windfall: ₹15,000 Maintenance Upheld: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has upheld an order directing Ankit Singh to pay Rs 15,000 per month as maintenance to his wife, Niharika Singh. Justice Lakshmi Kant Shukla dismissed both Criminal Revision No. 542 of 2025, filed by the husband, and Criminal Revision No. 6290 of 2024, filed by the wife, challenging the same…
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Permits Five-Time Azan at Saharanpur Mosque Subject to Loudspeaker Conditions: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has directed the police and district administration not to interfere with the performance of Azan five times a day at Ayesha Mosque, located at plot no. 47, Village Pathed, Police Station Gagalhedi, District Saharanpur, provided the petitioners comply with applicable noise pollution rules. The…
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CBI To Investigate Missing Woman Case After UP Police Fail to Trace Her for Over Two Years: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Ghaziabad to take over the investigation into the disappearance of Sudama Devi, after the Uttar Pradesh Police failed to trace her despite more than two years having passed since a missing person report was lodged. The order was passed by…
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Second Arrest of Person Already in Custody Is a Fresh Arrest, but Article 22 Challenge Must Be Raised Before S. 167 CrPC Stage Ends: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, has held that formally arresting a person who is already in custody in another criminal case amounts to a fresh arrest. However, the Court said a challenge alleging violation of Article 22(1) of the Constitution cannot be raised after the Section 167 CrPC stage has ended.…
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Police Must Maintain CCTV and Custody Records; Unlawful Detention Warrants Compensation: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has directed the State of Uttar Pradesh to pay compensation to four petitioners after finding that they were unlawfully detained at Gauri Bazar police station in Deoria district. The court found that petitioner no.1, Mahendra Gaur, was kept in custody for two days, while petitioners no.2 to 4…
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Insurer Must Prove Tanker Carried Hazardous Goods to Rely on Missing Licence Endorsement: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court at Lucknow has dismissed an appeal filed by National Insurance Company Ltd. against a compensation award of Rs.19,04,000 in favour of the claimants in a motor accident case. The appeal, First Appeal From Order No.350 of 2019, challenged the judgment and award dated March 28, 2019, passed by…
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Mere Private Messages With Another Man Not Sufficient to Prove Wife’s Adultery, Holds: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a criminal revision challenging a maintenance order passed by the Principal Judge, Family Court, Sambhal at Chandausi. The order was passed in Case No. 924 of 2024 on 01.10.2025. The revisionist argued that his wife was not entitled to maintenance because she had left the…
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Dowry Death Case Against Mother-in-Law Cannot Be Quashed Solely Based on Medical Cause of Death: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed an application by Nirmala Devi seeking to quash a charge sheet and criminal proceedings arising from the death of her daughter-in-law. The deceased was married to Nirmala Devi’s son, Krishnakant Yadav, on 04.05.2021. She was found unconscious at her matrimonial home on the night…
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Writ Court Cannot Determine Equivalence of Degrees Not Prescribed Under Teacher Recruitment Rules: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has rejected a plea by eight petitioners seeking recognition of B.Tech. (Information Technology) as equivalent to B.Tech. (Computer Science) for recruitment as Assistant Teacher (Computer). The petitioners challenged their exclusion from the recruitment process under Advertisement No.…
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Bar Council Cannot Interim Suspend Advocates During Disciplinary Inquiry: Allahabad High Court
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has quashed an order suspending the enrollment of advocates Akhilesh Jaiswal and Avnish Dixit pending disciplinary proceedings. The case, Writ - C No. - 10924 of 2026, was heard by a Division Bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary. The…
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Remarried Couple Protected From Family Interference After Mutual Divorce: Allahabad High Court
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has directed that a remarried couple should not face interference in their peaceful married life after the woman’s father objected to their second marriage. A bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra passed the order on 23 September 2026…
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About the Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court is one of the oldest High Courts in India, established in 1866. It has jurisdiction over the state of Uttar Pradesh.
Seat
Prayagraj
State / UT
Uttar Pradesh
Region
North India
