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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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Writ of Mandamus Cannot Be Issued for Non-Registration of Criminal Case; BNSS Provides an Efficacious Remedy: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that a Writ of Mandamus cannot be issued merely because a person alleges that the police have failed to register a criminal case. The Court ruled that where the grievance relates to non-registration of an FIR or failure to investigate, an effective statutory remedy is already…
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'In a Free Fight, Each Person Is Responsible for Their Own Act': Four Women Acquitted, Conviction of Two Men Upheld in 1984 Clash: Allahabad High Court '
The Allahabad High Court has held that when the prosecution fails to establish which side was the aggressor in a violent clash, the incident is to be treated as a "free fight", where every individual is responsible only for his or her own act. Applying this principle, the Court acquitted four women due to lack of…
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Can a Man in a Void Second Marriage Be Treated as 'Husband' for Dowry Death and Cruelty Offences Under Sections 80 & 85 of the BNS? Answered: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that a man whose second marriage is void because his first marriage was still subsisting cannot ordinarily be treated as a "husband" for the purposes of Section 80 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 relating to dowry death and Section 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 relating…
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ED Free to Act if Illegality Is Found During Probe Into Disproportionate Assets Complaint Against Rahul Gandhi: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is free to take action in accordance with the law if its investigation into a complaint alleging disproportionate assets against Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi uncovers any illegal act or misconduct. At the same time, the Court found that…
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Trial Court Need Not Defer Section 125 CrPC Maintenance Order Merely Because a Section 340 CrPC Plea Is Filed After Judgment Is Reserved: Allahabad High Court
Title Section 125 Code of Criminal Procedure: Allahabad High Court Says Filing Section 340 Code of Criminal Procedure Application After Judgment Is Reserved Does Not Stop Maintenance Order Introduction The Allahabad High Court has clarified that a Trial Court is not bound to postpone the pronouncement of judgment in a…
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Criminal Complaint Directed Against Petitioner and Advocate Over Forgery Allegations in PIL: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has directed the filing of a criminal complaint against advocate Ashraf Ali and petitioner Sangeeta Gupta after a forensic examination of disputed signatures filed during the hearing of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL). The Court observed that there was prima facie material indicating that…
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POCSO | Penetration Cannot Be Inferred Solely From Alleged Bleeding When Medical Report Shows No Injury: Allahabad High Court
Title POCSO Act: Allahabad High Court Says Absence of Injury Alone Does Not Disprove Sexual Assault, Alters Conviction from Section 6 of the POCSO Act to Section 10 of the POCSO Act Background of the Case The Allahabad High Court has held that the absence of injuries on the victim's body does not automatically…
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Son Who Poured Acid on Father Not Entitled to Probation; Conviction Upheld, Trial Court's Leniency Criticised: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has upheld the conviction of Razzak under Section 326 of the Indian Penal Code for causing grievous acid burn injuries to his father Gulam Husain. While dismissing the criminal appeal, the Court observed that the evidence available in the case was serious enough to justify consideration of an…
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Trial Judge's Failure to Invoke Homicide Charge in 1981 Acid Attack on Father Case Draws Anguish; Son Awarded Mere 3-Year Sentence: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has strongly criticised a Trial Court for convicting an accused only under Section 326 of the Indian Penal Code and awarding a sentence of merely three years' rigorous imprisonment despite the victim dying after suffering severe acid burn injuries. In Razzak Versus State of U.P., the High…
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UP Apartment Act | Writ Petitions Not Maintainable for RWA Disputes; UP Government Directed to Frame a Grievance Redressal Mechanism: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, has held that writ petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution of India are not maintainable for resolving routine disputes relating to the day-to-day management of Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs). At the same time, the Court found a legislative gap in the Uttar…
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Surrogacy Act | Age Limits Inapplicable if Intending Couple Froze Embryos Before the Law Came Into Force: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that couples who had already started the surrogacy process before the enforcement of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 cannot be denied the opportunity of surrogacy merely because they have crossed the age limit prescribed under the new law. A division bench comprising Justice…
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Murder Must Be Framed as the Main Charge and Section 304-B IPC as an Alternative if a Dowry Death Appears Homicidal: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has issued an important direction for all trial courts in Uttar Pradesh regarding cases where a woman dies a suspicious or homicidal death inside her matrimonial home. The Court held that when investigation material shows a possibility of homicide, courts must frame the main charge under…
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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
