Allahabad High Court
POCSO Act Not Meant To Criminalise Consensual Romantic Relations: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has recently observed that the POCSO Act, which was enacted to protect children under the age of 18 years from sexual exploitation, has now become a tool for their exploitation. Stressing that the Act was never meant to criminalise consensual romantic relationships between adolescents, a bench of Justice Krishan Pahal said that the fact of...
No Instructions From Centre To Specify Timeline For Decision On Rahul Gandhi's Citizenship Issue: Dy. SG To Allahabad HC
The Central Government on Monday informed the Allahabad High Court that no timeline could be specified within which the citizenship issue concerning Congress leader and LoP in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, may be brought to its logical conclusion. Deputy Solicitor General of India and Senior Advocate SB Pandey submitted before a bench of Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi and Justice Rajeev...
No Curbs On Religious Activities At Bahraich Dargah, Only Permission For Mela Outside Shrine Campus Denied: UP Govt To Allahabad HC
The Uttar Pradesh Government today informed the Allahabad High Court that its decision to refuse permission for the annual 'Jeth Mela' at the Syed Salar Masood Ghazi Dargah in Bahraich does not interfere with religious practices at the shrine. The restriction, it clarified, applies solely to the Mela held outside the Dargah campus, which is primarily commercial in nature,...
Bahraich Dargah Sharif Committee Moves Allahabad HC Over Denial Of Permission For Annual Syed Salar Mela
The Management Committee of Dargah Sharif, Bahraich and four other UP residents have moved the Allahabad High Court against the recent decision of the District Administration to deny permission for the annual 'Jeth Mela' at Syed Salar Masood Ghazi Dargah in Bahraich, citing law and order concerns given the situation in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack. Challenging the decision...
Singer Neha Singh Rathore Moves Allahabad HC Against FIR Over Her Social Media Posts On Pahalgam Terror Attack
Folk singer Neha Singh Rathore has moved the Allahabad High Court challenging an FIR lodged against her under multiple charges, including “endangering the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India” over her 'provocative' social media posts on the Pahalgam Terror Attack.In her plea, Rathore claimed that she was a law-abiding citizen, that the impugned FIR was based on vague and...
Non-Consensual 'Unnatural Sex' By Husband With Wife Not Rape But An Offence U/S 377 IPC: Allahabad High Court
In a significant Judgment, the Allahabad High Court has held that unnatural sexual intercourse by a man with his wife without her consent, even if she is above 18 years, would be punishable u/s 377 IPC though that may not be rape as per Section 375 IPC. “…it is clear that carnal sex, other than penile-vaginal intercourse is not a natural orientation of sex for the majority of...
'Political Motive': PIL In Allahabad HC Against Denial Of Permission For Annual Syed Salar Dargah Mela In Bahraich
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has been filed in the Allahabad High Court challenging the recent decision of the District Administration to deny permission for the annual 'Jeth Mela' at Syed Salar Masood Ghazi Dargah in Bahraich, citing law and order concerns. The PIL, moved by UP residents and 'ardent devotees' of 'Hazrat Syed Salaar Masood Ghazi (Rahmatullah Alaih)',...
Students Move Allahabad HC Against Civic Body's Takeover Of Land Allegedly Owned By Aligarh Muslim University
A group of students of the Aligarh Muslim University have moved the Allahabad High Court against the recent move of the Aligarh Municipal Corporation (AMC) to take over the possession of 41 bighas of land located near the AMU campus. A total of 23 students have filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea, terming the civic body's action as 'encroachment/trespass'. They allege...
Bail Cancellation Meant To Ensure Justice, Prevent Accused From Tampering Evidence; Must Be Ordered Cautiously: Allahabad HC Reiterates
The Allahabad High Court has reiterated that provision for bail cancellation is to ensure that justice is done and to prevent the accused from tampering evidence upon being set at liberty through bail order. It further held that cancellation of bail and rejection of bail are two different scenarios as cancellation interferes with the liberty already granted to a citizen by the bail...
Allahabad High Court Disposes PIL Seeking CBI Probe Into LoP Rahul Gandhi's Citizenship
The Allahabad High Court on Monday disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed by a BJP Member from Karnataka (S. Vignesh Shishir) last year, seeking a CBI probe into Congress leader and LoP in LokSabha Rahul Gandhi's alleged British Citizenship. Though a bench of Justice Attau Rehman Masoodi and Justice Rajeev Singh did not prescribe a specific timeline for the Union...
No Bar For Accused To Seek Anticipatory Bail After Dismissal Of His FIR Quashing Plea: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that the dismissal of an accused's writ petition seeking quashing of the FIR would not create a bar on the filing of an application for the grant of anticipatory bail A bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi noted that a writ petition for quashing the FIR and an application for anticipatory bail are altogether different remedies, which are to...
Allahabad High Court Quarterly Digest : January To March 2025
[NOMINAL INDEX PROVIDED AT THE BOTTOM] ORDERS/JUDGMENTS OF THE QUARTER [January-March 2025] Husband Can't Claim Ownership Of Wife's Body, Privacy, Her Consent Paramount; Sharing Intimate Acts' Video A Breach Of Trust: Allahabad HC Case title – Brijesh Yadav @ Brijesh Kumar Vs. State Of U.P. And Another 2025 LiveLaw (AB) 1 Case citation: 2025 LiveLaw (AB)...