'Deceitful Means' | Marriage Promise By Already Married Man Prima Facie Attracts Section 69 BNS : Allahabad High Court

In an order passed today, the Allahabad High Court refused to quash criminal proceedings against a teacher accused of maintaining a sexual relationship with his student for over a decade under the false promise of marriage.A bench of Justice Avnish Saxena noted that since the accused was already married when he entered into a relationship with the victim, the alleged promise to marry her...

No Travel Restrictions In Bail Order : Allahabad HC Directs Trial Court To Grant Passport NOC To Dancer Sapna Choudhary

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) last week set aside a lower court order that refused to grant a 'No Objection Certificate' (NOC) to popular Actor-Dancer and stage performer, Sapna Choudhary, for the renewal of her passport. Allowing her application filed under Section 482 CrPC, a bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia directed the trial court to issue an NOC to her for renewal. The Court...

Can Police Approve Gang Charts Without DM? Allahabad High Court Flags 'Unfettered' Discretion In Commissionerate System; Summons ACS

In a stinging rebuke to the UP Govt regarding the implementation of the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, the Allahabad High Court recently issued a show-cause notice to the Additional Chief Secretary (Home).A bench of Justice Vinod Diwakar has directed the top bureaucrat to explain the repeated failure of the Home Department to provide justification...

Rohingya Funding Syndicate | Allahabad High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Alleged Kingpin, Slams IO For 'Callous' Approach

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) on Friday refused anticipatory bail to a man alleged to be the 'main kingpin' of a syndicate that has been accused of extending illegal and unwarranted help to Bangladeshi, Rohingya and other anti-national people so that they can settle in India and create unrest and disharmony.A Bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Justice Pramod Kumar...

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 05 To January 11, 2026

ORDERS/JUDGMENTS OF THE WEEKAllahabad High Court Grants ₹1 Lakh Cost To Woman Illegally Dispossessed Of Her Property; Calls For Disciplinary Action Against Civil JudgeCase Title: Soni v. State of U.P. and 7 others[WRIT – C No. - 28263 of 2025]Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 8The Allahabad High Court on Monday granted Rs. 1 lakh cost to a lady and her three minor children who were...

Wife's High Qualification No Bar To Maintenance; Hard To Re-Join Workforce After Years Of Domestic Duties: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court recently held that a wife cannot be denied maintenance under Section 125 CrPC merely because she is highly qualified or possesses vocational skills, as this can't lead to the conclusion that revisionist No.1/wife is working for gain.A bench of Justice Garima Prashad also observed that it is misplaced for a husband to rely solely on the qualifications of his wife to...

S.48 UP Municipality Act | Allahabad High Court Explains Procedure To Be Adopted For Removal Of 'Nagarpalika' President

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) has laid down specific procedural guidelines that the State Government must follow before removing a President of a Nagar Palika Parishad as per Section 48 of the Uttar Pradesh Municipality Act, 1916.The Court ruled that such removal cannot be affected merely based on a preliminary inquiry and a show-cause notice and rather, a “full-fledged...

Criminal Appeal Can't Be Dismissed For Default; Court Obliged To Appoint Amicus Curiae If Accused Unrepresented: Allahabad HC 

The Allahabad High Court has reiterated that a criminal appeal can't be dismissed merely because of non-representation or default of the advocate for the accused and that in such circumstances, the court is obliged to appoint an amicus curiae and decide the matter on merits rather than dismissing it for non-representation.A bench of Justice Abdul Shahid observed that the dismissal of a...

'Widespread Corruption Is Disturbing': Allahabad High Court Orders FIR Against Man, Officials For 'Manipulating' DOB By 11 Years

Taking stern action over the alleged forgery and cheating pertaining to the manipulation of the Date of Birth by a man, the Allahabad High Court on Monday directed the Prayagraj Commissioner of Police to immediately register an FIR against him and the concerned Gram Panchayat official.A bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Anish Kumar Gupta termed the situation as 'shocking' and...

'Prima Facie Contempt': High Court Slams UP DGP's Circular Limiting CCTV Storage To 2 Months Despite SC Mandate Of 6-18 Months

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) on Tuesday questioned the circular issued by the UP's Director General of Police (DGP), in June last year, which provides for the storage of CCTV footage in police stations across the state only for the last 2 to 2.5 months.A Bench of Justice Abdul Moin and Justice Babita Rani termed the circular as extremely strange and observed that the same was...

Transfer Policy Only A Guiding Factor, Not Enforceable In Law; Can't Direct State To Transfer An Employee: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) on Wednesday dismissed a writ petition seeking a direction to the State authorities to transfer a government servant, as it noted that the transfer policy issued by the government is only for guidance and cannot be enforced through a court of law.A Bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice Manjive Shukla observed that the transfer and posting...

S.319 CrPC | Can Summon Additional Accused Only On 'Evidence' Recorded In Trial; Case Diary Material Is Irrelevant: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that an additional accused can be summoned under Section 319 CrPC based on the evidence recorded during trial and not on the basis of the materials available in the charge-sheet or the case diary, as they don't constitute evidence.A bench of Justice Chawan Prakash thus dismissed a criminal revision petition seeking to summon the...