Allahabad High Court
Allahabad High Court Weekly Roundup: June 17 - June 23, 2024
NOMINAL INDEXState Of UP vs. Sughar Singh and others 2024 LiveLaw (AB) 395 Ashish Kumar Tiwari @ Rahul And 27 Others vs. State Of U.P. Thru. A.C.S/Prin. Secy. Deptt. Home Govt. Lko. And Another 2024 LiveLaw (AB) 396 Ruksar vs. State Of Up And 3 Others 2024 LiveLaw (AB) 397 Aman Pathak v. State Of U.P. And 2 Others 2024 LiveLaw (AB) 398 Sanjay Kumar and 3 Ors. v. District...
Allahabad High Court Weekly Roundup: June 10 - June 16, 2024
NOMINAL INDEX Mamta Kapoor and Another v. Vinod Kumar Rai 2024 LiveLaw (AB) 382 Naziya Ansari And Another vs. State Of Up And 2 Others 2024 LiveLaw (AB) 383 Archana Singh Gautam vs. State of U.P. and Another 2024 LiveLaw (AB) 384 Shiva Pankaj And Another vs. State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko And Another 2024 LiveLaw (AB) 385 Sumit Kumar Alias Sumit Kumar Gupta...
UP Police Exam Paper Leak | 'Nothing Incriminating Recovered From His Possession': Allahabad HC Grants Bail To An Accused
Last week, the Allahabad High Court granted bail to Monu Sharma @ Monu Pandit, who was held earlier this year for allegedly trying to manipulate a police constable examination and leaking the question papers.A bench of Justice Sameer Jain granted him relief, noting that nothing incriminating was recovered from his possession and that the co-accused (Monu Kumar and Rajneesh Ranjan), who were...
Allahabad HC Pulls Up Police Over 'Poor' Investigation In 'Rape' Case Involving A Minor, Seeks UP DGP's Affidavit
The Allahabad High Court recently criticised the Uttar Pradesh police for their 'poor' investigation into a rape case involving a 14-year-old girl. The court highlighted lapses in the investigation and supervision of the case by the Investigating and Supervising Officers. A bench of Justice Rajeev Singh noted that despite an ultrasound report confirming the girl was nine weeks...
NDPS Act | Can Convict Accused Based On Testimony Of Police/DRI Witnesses If It Inspires Confidence: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court has observed that an accused's conviction in a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act may safely be based on the testimony of police witnesses or witnesses of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) if such testimony inspires confidence. With this, a bench of Justice Mohd. Faiz Alam Khan upheld the conviction of 3 men who...
Allahabad HC Forms SIT To Probe Man's Death Who Set Self On Fire After His Land Was 'Unauthorizedly' Occupied By Cops
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to form a Special Investigating Team (SIT) to probe into the tragic death of a man who set himself on fire allegedly after his land was 'unauthorizedly' occupied by police persons in connivance with the revenue officials. As per the order of a bench of Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Narendra Kumar Johari,...
'He Is A British Citizen': PIL In Allahabad High Court To Set Aside Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha Election From Rae Bareli
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has been moved before the Allahabad High Court to set aside Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's election as an MP from the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat on the ground that he is not an Indian Citizen but a British citizen and thus ineligible to contest the LS Polls. The PIL plea, filed by Karnataka resident S. Vignesh Shishir through advocate...
Allahabad High Court Monthly Tax Digest: May 2024
NOMINAL INDEX Mr. Pranay Dhabhai v. State Of U.P. And 2 Others 2024 LiveLaw (AB) 299 Mentha And Allied Products Ltd vs. State Of U.P. And 3 Others 2024 LiveLaw (AB) 300 Satish Kumar Bansal Huf v. National Faceless Assessment Centre Nafac And Another 2024 LiveLaw (AB) 301 M/S K Y Tobacco Works Pvt. Ltd. vs. State Of U.P. And 4 Others 2024 LiveLaw (AB) 319 M/S Rajshi...
Prosecution Failed To Prove Chain Of Incriminating Circumstances: Allahabad HC Upholds Acquittal In 42 Year Old Murder Case
The Allahabad High Court has upheld the acquittal of an accused in a 42-year-old murder case, emphasising that the prosecution miserably failed to prove the chain of circumstances leading to the guilt of the accused respondent.The Court also stressed that to attract the provision of Section 106 of the Evidence Act, the prosecution must prove that a fact was especially in the knowledge...
Use Of Blank Printed Proforma For Passing Judicial Order Is Unacceptable: Allahabad HC Sets Aside Cognizance & Summoning Order
The Allahabad High Court recently observed that the use of blank printed proforma for passing the judicial order by the Magistrate is unacceptable, being indicative of nonapplication of judicial mind in passing the order. “While passing any judicial order including the order taking cognizance on the charge-sheet, the Court is required to apply judicial mind and the order...
Court Can't Add Or Subtract Sections In Police Report While Taking Cognizance Of Offences U/S 190 CrPC: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court has observed that the offences cannot be added or subtracted by the concerned Magistrate or Judge in the police report when they are being considered under Section 190 CrPC. A bench of Justice Manoj Bajaj reasoned that at the stage of taking cognisance of offences based on the police report, no hearing is provided to the complainant or the accused and...
'Highly Dangerous To Convict Him On This Kind Of Evidence' Allahabad HC Acquits Man In 46 Year Old Murder Case
While underscoring the critical importance of robust and credible evidence in securing convictions, the Allahabad High Court recently acquitted a man previously convicted of murder in a case dating back 46 years. “We think it is highly dangerous to convict the appellant on this kind of evidence when there are strong circumstances to show that the testimony of the sole eyewitness...