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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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Difference in Legal Marriage Age for Men and Women Stems from Patriarchal Bias: Allahabad High Court
In a landmark judgment, the Allahabad High Court observed that the difference in the legal marriageable age between men and women in India is a “vestige of patriarchy” that reinforces societal gender biases. The bench, comprising Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Donadi Ramesh, made these remarks while dealing…
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Not Lawful for Magistrate to Direct Preliminary Inquiry Into Sexual Assault Allegations in Section 156(3) CrPC Application: Allahabad High Court
In a recent judgment, the Allahabad High Court emphasized that a Magistrate handling an application under Section 156(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) cannot order a preliminary investigation or rely on a police report favoring the accused, especially in cases involving allegations of sexual assault. This…
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Anticipatory Bail Pleas for Offences Punishable by Death Not Entertained by UP Courts Due to State Amendment: Allahabad High Court
In a significant ruling, the Allahabad High Court has held that the Code of Criminal Procedure (Uttar Pradesh Amendment) Act 2018 bars the grant of anticipatory bail in cases where the offense is punishable by a death sentence. This interpretation was delivered by a bench comprising Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice…
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‘Arbitrary’ Vehicle Confiscation Violates Fundamental Right to Trade Under Article 19(1)(g): Allahabad High Court
In a notable judgment, the Allahabad High Court addressed the issue of vehicle confiscation under the U.P. Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955, highlighting the potential violation of fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution of India. Case Overview The case, titled Kamare Alam vs. State Of U.P. And 2…
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Divorce Petition Within 1 Year of Marriage Barred, Allowed Only in Exceptional Hardship Cases: Allahabad High Court
In a significant ruling, the Allahabad High Court addressed the nuances of divorce proceedings under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The case, involving Smt. Alka Saxena as the appellant and Sri Pankaj Saxena as the respondent, highlighted critical sections of the Act, particularly Section 14(1) and Section 13(1-A)(ii).…
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Allegations of Adultery Against Wife Must Be Resolved Prior to Deciding Maintenance Application Under Section 125 CrPC: Allahabad High Court
In a recent ruling, the Hon'ble Court examined the validity of an interim maintenance order awarded to Smt. Jyotsana, the wife of Dr. Virender Kumar, under the Hindu Marriage Act. The case, identified as Criminal Revision No. 6106 of 2023, highlights significant issues related to maintenance claims, particularly in…
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Man Accused of Assaulting 4-Year-Old Child Denied Bail, Citing Cultural Reverence for Young Girls: Allahabad High Court
In a recent ruling, the Allahabad High Court denied bail to Ahsan, accused of sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl. The court emphasized the serious nature of the allegations, noting that the victim's statements recorded under Sections 161 and 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) supported the prosecution's…
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Conduct Training Programs for Village Pradhans Under UP Panchayat Raj Act, 1947, Directs State: Allahabad High Court
Allahabad, 23 October 2024 – The High Court of Judicature at Allahabad has recently delivered a significant judgment regarding the construction of a water tank and a Reinforced Cement Concrete (RCC) Centre in a village, amidst a series of public interest litigations (PILs) challenging the projects. The court ruled…
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Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Rape Case, Citing Amicable Settlement: Allahabad High Court
In a significant ruling on October 24, 2024, the Honorable Court addressed the application filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.) to quash the criminal proceedings in the case titled State vs. Naeem and Others. This decision comes after both parties involved entered into a compromise,…
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Victim Appears to Be a Consenting Party, Acquittal of Four in 2009 Rape Case Upheld: Allahabad High Court
In a significant ruling, the Allahabad High Court has dismissed the Government Appeal filed by the State of U.P. against the acquittal of Balwan Singh and three others, who were previously charged under Sections 366 and 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The Division Bench, comprising Hon'ble Rajiv Gupta and Hon'ble…
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Child Victims of Sexual Abuse Recognized as Most Vulnerable Citizens; Statutory Support Systems Essential for Empowerment: Allahabad High Court
In a significant ruling concerning the rights of child victims under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Allahabad High Court recently dismissed the bail application of Rajendra Prasad, who has been accused of serious offenses against his minor daughter. This case highlights the court's…
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Bail Denied to Government School Principal Accused of Sexually Abusing Girl Students: Allahabad High Court
In a pivotal ruling under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Allahabad High Court has dismissed the bail application of Pratap Singh, who is facing serious allegations involving minors. This decision highlights the court's commitment to safeguarding the rights and dignity of child…
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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
