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Allahabad High Court
Prayagraj
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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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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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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Call Detail Records Alone Cannot Prove Presence at Crime Scene, Wife and Co-Accused Acquitted in Husband’s Murder Case: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has acquitted Shahrukh and Hasnera alias Shabana in the murder of Naeem, setting aside their life sentences. The judgment was delivered on 22 September 2026 in Criminal Appeal No. 11672 of 2025 and Jail Appeal No. 112 of 2026. Naeem, aged about 40, was found dead near Pawan brick kiln on 1…
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Mother Sentenced to Death for Killing Three Children Acquitted After Child Witness’s Testimony Found ‘Tutored’: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has acquitted Priyanka and Ashish @ Daini in a case involving the deaths of three young children in Auraiya, setting aside the trial court’s judgment that had convicted them. The judgment was delivered on September 22, 2026, by a bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Jai Krishna…
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Lawyer Granted Anticipatory Bail in Alleged Fake Law Degree Case: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has granted anticipatory bail to lawyer Gaurang Brijvasi in a case concerning the verification of his law degree. The Court found that the investigation was still underway and that there was no definitive confirmation from the concerned university that the degree was forged. Degree returned…
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Court Seeks Responses in Overseas Study Dispute Involving Education Loan, OTP Consent and CIBIL Score: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has sought responses from multiple respondents in a case involving an overseas education plan, an online-arranged education loan and a subsequent fall in the father’s CIBIL score. A division bench of Justice Prakash Padia and Justice Vivek Saran was hearing a petition filed by Vallabhi Yadav…
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Divorce on Ground of Desertion Does Not Bar Wife from Claiming Maintenance Under Section 125 CrPC: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, has set aside a Family Court order that rejected Smt. Suneeta’s maintenance claim and sent the matter back for a fresh decision. The Court also directed her husband to pay Rs.4,000 per month as interim maintenance during the fresh proceedings. Maintenance claim rejected by…
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Man Granted Bail After 2.5 Years in Jail in Case Over Alleged Derogatory Email Against UP CM: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to Mubarak Ali in a criminal case involving allegations of sending an email containing derogatory remarks against the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Justice Krishan Pahal passed the order on September 3, 2026, in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 28974 of 2025. The case…
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Police Cannot Claim Official Duty Protection Under S.197 CrPC for Custodial Violence, Cops’ Pleas Rejected: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed two criminal applications filed by Lady Constable Shivani Joshi, Sub-Inspector Dileep Kumar Mishra and other applicants, challenging the rejection of their discharge applications. The case arose from allegations that police personnel assaulted Keshav Prasad Yadav and members of…
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FIR Against Journalist Who Reported School Problems Stayed: Allahabad High Court
The case concerns journalist Amit Yadav and an FIR registered by the authorities after he reported on the condition of a government school. The FIR, Case Crime No. 0319 of 2026, was registered on 24.08.2026 under Sections 223, 353 and 356 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The Allahabad High Court found that the…
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Akriti Chaudhary’s NSA Detention Quashed, No Material Found Showing Incitement to Violence, ₹5 Lakh Compensation Ordered: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court heard Habeas Corpus Writ Petition No. 960 of 2026 filed by Akriti Chaudhary challenging her detention under the National Security Act. The court found that the material relied upon by the State did not show that she had incited violence or that her detention under the NSA was justified. The…
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Biological Father Can Adopt His Own Illegitimate Son Under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that a Hindu male is not prohibited under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 from adopting his own biological but illegitimate son merely because he is the child's biological father. The Court ruled that the legality of an adoption must be examined according to the…
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Murder Convict Acquitted After Spending 25 Years In Jail and Being Granted Remission in 2021: Allahabad High Court
In a landmark judgment, the High Court of Allahabad acquitted Jaymangal Yadav, who was previously convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for the murder of a person. The appeal against the conviction raised serious concerns about the credibility of the evidence presented in the trial court,…
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Tenant Obligated To Vacate Property For Landlord's Genuine Personal Use, Respects Landlord's Rights: Allahabad High Court
A significant ruling by the Allahabad High Court has shed light on the process of tenant eviction under the U.P. Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Rules, 1972. The case revolves around a petition filed by tenants against a landlord seeking the release of two shops for personal use,…
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Bail Granted To Rape Accused On Condition Of Marrying Inter-Faith Live-In Partner And Ensuring Child's Financial Support: Allahabad High Court
In a significant ruling, the Hon'ble High Court of Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, has granted bail to Atul Gautam, the applicant accused of serious charges under Section 376 (Rape), Section 323 (Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), Section 504 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace), and…
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Wife consuming alcohol is not cruelty to husband: Allahabad High Court
In a recent judgment, the court addressed the appeal of a husband seeking a divorce from his wife under the provisions of the Hindu Marriage Act, specifically focusing on Section 13(1)(ib), which deals with desertion. The appeal was filed after the Family Court denied the husband's request for divorce, citing…
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Women Artists in Orchestras Face Sexual Harassment, Organizers Must Provide a Safe Environment: Allahabad High Court
In a significant ruling, the Hon'ble Sanjay Kumar Singh, J. of the Allahabad High Court rejected the bail application of Manish Kumar Yadav, who was accused in a molestation case under Sections 64, 332(b), 352, and 351(3) B.N.S. of the Indian Penal Code. The applicant had approached the court seeking bail in…
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Dual Crises Faces by Rape Survivor, Crime Wounds Her Dignity & Trial Forces Her To Relive Traumatic Experience: Allahabad High Court
In a recent order dated 7th January 2025, the Allahabad High Court denied the bail application of Arvind, the applicant involved in a grave case of rape, sexual abuse, and child exploitation. The case is registered under Sections 376(2)(N), 376(3), 328, 452, 323, 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Sections 5L,…
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Sambhal Mosque Row: Trial Court Proceedings Stayed Till February 25, Responses Sought from Union of India, UP Government, and Plaintiffs: Allahabad High Court
In a significant development, the Allahabad High Court recently heard a civil revision case under Section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC). The revision was filed following the direction of the Supreme Court of India in Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 28500 of 2024. The exemption application filed in this case…
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Allegations Offend Victim's Dignity, Court Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Forcing Wife Into Prostitution: Allahabad High Court
In a significant legal development, the Allahabad High Court has rejected the bail application of Salman, who is accused of serious charges related to sexual exploitation and physical abuse of his wife. The case involves multiple grave offenses, including Section 498-A (cruelty to a married woman), Section 376-D (gang…
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Sambhal Violence: Court Dismisses Samajwadi MP's Plea to Quash FIR: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently delivered a judgment on Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 23614 of 2024, filed by Zia-Ur-Rehman Barq challenging the FIR registered against him in Case Crime No. 335 of 2024. The petitioner sought the quashing of the FIR filed under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha…
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Associate Professors From Technology Institutes Not Considered Experts Under Information Technology Act: Allahabad High Court
In a landmark decision, the Allahabad High Court has addressed critical issues surrounding the examination of electronic evidence in the recruitment process conducted by U.P. Jal Nigam. The case, Samrah Ahmad v. State of U.P. And 3 Others [WRIT A No. 7076 of 2021], involves allegations of irregularities in the…
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Appellate Court Directed To Refund Court Fees When Case Is Remanded To Original Court: Allahabad High Court
In a significant judgment, the Allahabad High Court addressed the issue of whether a litigant is required to pay court fees again after a case is remanded by the appellate court for a retrial. The case at hand, First Appeal No. 1020 of 2023 (Chandra Prakash Mishra and others VERSUS State of U.P. and others), revolved…
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Lucknow Courtroom Clash: Relief Granted to Man and His Family Accused of Assaulting Lawyers by Allahabad High Court
In a recent development, a petition was filed before the Hon'ble Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court, challenging the FIR lodged on 18th December 2024, under various sections of the B.N.S.S. Act. The petitioners, Swaraj Saurabh and three others, approached the court to quash the FIR, which was registered against…
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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
