Allahabad High Court
No Fundamental Right To Use Particular Road For Religious Rites: Allahabad High Court Rejects Plea For New Muharram Procession Route
The Allahabad High Court has observed that while Article 25 of the Constitution of India guarantees the Fundamental right to freedom of religion, it doesn't entitle a community to use a particular road for the performance of religious rites. [2026 LiveLaw (AB) 333] A bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Arun Kumar added that it is the civil and police administration that is responsible...
Belated POSH Complaints Can't Be Rejected At Threshold Without Considering Reasons For Delay: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has reiterated that sexual harassment complaints under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 cannot be rejected at threshold due to delay, without specific consideration of reasons.While remitting the matter back to the internal complaints committee for fresh inquiry into the complaints against Associate...
Only Parliament Can Modify SC List: Allahabad High Court Rejects Plea To Treat Nishad, Kevat As Synonyms Of 'Majhwar' Caste
The Allahabad High Court on Monday rejected a petition seeking a direction to treat the communities of Nishad, Kashyap, Kewat, Mallah and Bind as synonyms or generic names of the caste Majhwar, which is already a notified Scheduled Caste in Uttar Pradesh. A Division Bench of Justice Alok Mathur and Justice Amitabh Kumar Rai clarified that neither State Governments nor courts have...
Law Doesn't Require Eyewitnesses To Sign Inquest Report; Testimony Unaffected If Their Names Absent From Police Papers: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently affirmed the life imprisonment of a man convicted of a brutal daylight murder in 1998, as it clarified that the testimony of a credible eyewitness cannot be discarded merely because they did not sign the inquest report and other police papers, including spot recovery memos. A bench of Justice Salil Kumar Rai and Justice Ajay Kumar-II added that there...
Allahabad HC Acquits Rape Accused Who Spent 9 Yrs In Jail; Cites Inconsistencies In 8 Y/O Victim's Testimony, No Medical Evidence
The Allahabad High Court recently acquitted a man who spent over 9 years in jail on the allegations of committing rape and offences under the POCSO Act against an 8-year-old girl. Considering the inconsistencies and improvements in the minor victim's testimony, the conduct of her father and the absence of corroborative medical evidence, a Bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice...
Ram Mandir Donation Row | Allahabad HC Refuses Urgent Hearing Of PILs Seeking Probe Into 'Misappropriation Of Funds'
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) today refused out-of-turn hearing on two Public Interest Litigation (PIL) pleas seeking an investigation into the alleged misappropriation of donations and valuables at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir in Ayodhya.A vacation bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia and Justice Amitabh Kumar Rai orally remarked that there was no immediate urgency to hear the pleas...
Oral Statements U/S 200 & 202 CrPC Can't Cure Material Omissions In Protest Petition, Rendering Allegations Doubtful: Allahabad HC
In a significant order on the scope of inquiries by a Magistrate under Sections 200 and 202 CrPC, the Allahabad High Court has held that material facts omitted from the protest petition cannot ordinarily be supplied later through oral statements of the complainant and witnesses. The bench added that the introduction of such facts for the first time during the inquiry/examination by...
Conviction Can't Rest On 'Last Seen' Alone Without Complete Chain Of Circumstances: Allahabad HC Acquits Man In 1986 Murder Case
The Allahabad High Court recently acquitted a man (sole surviving appellant) sentenced to life imprisonment in connection with a 1986 murder case, as it observed that the theory of "last seen together" is a "very weak kind of evidence" and it alone cannot sustain a conviction. A bench of Justice Rajnish Kumar and Justice Babita Rani added that the courts must ensure that the...
Motive Loses Significance When Crime Proved By Ocular Evidence: Allahabad High Court Upholds Conviction In 2015 Murder Case
The Allahabad High Court recently observed that the prosecution's case cannot be thrown out on the ground that the motive is not proved or that there is some doubt about it, if the occurrence is proved by ocular evidence. A bench of Justice Rajnish Kumar and Justice Zafeer Ahmad thus upheld the conviction and life sentence awarded to appellant-Hareram Chaudhary for the...
S. 483(2) BNSS | Can Bail Plea Be Heard In Victim's Absence If They Choose Not To Appear Despite Notice? Allahabad HC Answers
Interpreting Section 483 (2) BNSS, the Allahabad High Court has clarified that a bail application in certain cases of rape involving minors can be heard even if the informant or complainant/victim is absent, provided they were duly informed about the proceedings [2026 LiveLaw (AB) 324]. The Court stressed that the statutory mandate is to provide the complainant an opportunity of...