Allahabad High Court
Why Allahabad High Court Transferred Probe In ₹6.33 Crore Fraud FIR Against Former MLC Haji Iqbal From UP STF To SFIO
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday transferred an investigation from Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (UP STF) to the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) against former Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Haji Iqbal alias Bala in connection with an alleged ₹6.33 crore real estate fraud. A Bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh and Justice Lakshmi Kant Shukla also refused to...
Inspection & Testing Procedure Under Legal Metrology Rules Mandatory Before Action Against Manufacturer: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that the inspection and testing procedure prescribed under Rules 19 and 21 of the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodity) Rules, 2011 are mandatory in nature before proceeding against the manufacturer. Rule 19 of the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodity) Rules, 2011 provides for inspection of quantity and error in packages at the premises of the manufacturer...
Failure To Impose Fine U/S 307 IPC Is A Sentencing Error; Cannot Rectify It In Appeal Filed Solely By Convict: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that it is mandatory for the trial court to impose fine along with jail term for convictions under Section 307 (Attempt to Murder) and the failure to do so is an error in sentencing. A bench of Justice Santosh Rai, however, clarified that in the absence of an appeal either by the State or the complainant seeking enhancement of the sentence by...
Trial Courts Must Send Original Records In Appeals From Concluded Trials : Allahabad High Court Clarifies Scope Of 'Asian Resurfacing'
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that trial courts must send original records, and not merely photocopies or certified copies, to the High Court in criminal appeals arising from concluded trials, as mandated by Rule 9 of the Allahabad High Court Rules, 1952. Clarifying the scope of the Supreme Court's ruling in Asian Resurfacing of Road Agency Pvt. Ltd. v. CBI, the Court held that...
Working Mother Who Got Child Custody Claiming Financial Capability Can't Fasten Entire Maintenance Burden On Father: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that a working mother who obtains the custody of her minor child by explicitly asserting her financial capability to maintain him/her cannot fasten the entire financial burden of the minor exclusively upon the father [2026 LiveLaw (AB) 418]. A bench of Justice Lakshmi Kant Shukla thus dismissed a criminal revision plea filed by a woman and her...
Suicide Abetment | 'Persistent Humiliation Touching Domestic Life & Dignity Can Amount To Instigation': Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court last week refused to discharge a man accused of abetting the suicide of his alleged paramour's husband, observing that the persistent humiliation of a person, particularly when it touches upon their domestic life and dignity, can amount to instigation. A Bench of Justice Santosh Rai thus denied relief to appellant Chandrajeet Singh while taking into account...
12 Accused Allegedly Fired, But Just 3 Gunshot Wounds Found: Allahabad High Court Acquits 3 Men In 1981 Murder Case
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday set aside the conviction of 3 men in a 1981 murder case after noting that while the prosecution claimed all 12 accused had fired simultaneously at the deceased, the post-mortem revealed only 3 gunshot injuries, creating a glaring contradiction between the ocular and medical evidence. Taking note of this discrepancy along with serious infirmities...