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 illegally dispossessed of their property. In addition to directing restoration of possession, the Court directed that the order be placed before the Chief Justice for appropriate action against the Civil Judge (Junior Division) who granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction in favour of the respondent, dispossessing the petitioner of her property without any opportunity of hearing.S. 105 BNSS | Police Must Videograph Search & Seizure Or Face Disciplinary Action: High Court Directs UP DGP To Issue SOPCase title - Shadab vs State of UP 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 9Citation : 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 9The Allahabad High Court on Monday directed the Director General of Police (DGP), Uttar Pradesh, to issue a detailed Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the mandatory audio-video recording of searches and seizures as prescribed under Section 105 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).While granting bail to an accused in a theft case involving the alleged recovery of 40 motorcycles, a Bench of Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal noted that the failure to comply with the mandatory provision of Section 105 BNSS creates a doubt over the entire prosecution story.'His Right To Earn Livelihood Can't Be Curtailed': Allahabad HC Suspends Conviction, LI Of Govt Servant In Minor Daughter Rape CaseCase title - Pravesh Singh Tomar vs. State Of U.P. And 3 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 10Case citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 10The Allahabad High Court recently suspended the conviction and sentence of a government servant (Lekhpal) accused of sexually assaulting his 16-year-old daughter, observing that his right to earn his livelihood for survival cannot be curtailed merely because of his implication in the case.A bench of Justice Siddharth and Justice Prashant Mishra-I also noted that the appeal is of the year 2024 and there is a remote possibility of it being heard in the near future due to the heavy backlog of cases.No Absolute Bar On Grant Of Anticipatory Bail Even If Accused Is 'Proclaimed Offender': Allahabad High CourtCase title - Monika vs. State of U.P. and Another 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 11Case citation : 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 11The Allahabad High Court has held that the issuance of a proclamation under Section 82 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) against an accused does not create a total embargo on considering his/her application for anticipatory bail.Relying heavily on the Supreme Court's 2024 decision in the case of Asha Dubey v. The State of Madhya Pradesh 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 889, a bench of Justice Gautam Chowdhary allowed the anticipatory bail application filed by one Monika, a nurse by profession.Allahabad High Court Rejects PIL Seeking Mandatory Upload Of Chargesheets In All Cases On UP Police Website Case title - Mohd.Irfan Siddiqui vs. State Of U.P.Through Secy. Home And Anr 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 12 Case citation : 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 12 The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed in 2020 that sought a directive for the Uttar Pradesh Police to upload every charge sheet on its official website within 24 hours of concluding an investigation. A bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary relied heavily on the Supreme Court's 2024 judgment in Saurav Das v. Union of India, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 52, wherein it was observed that copies of charge sheets aren't public documents and cannot be put online. S.319 CrPC | Can Summon Additional Accused Only On 'Evidence' Recorded In Trial; Case Diary Material Is Irrelevant: Allahabad High Court Case title - Man Singh .vs. State Of U.P. And 3 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 13 Citation : 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 13 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 father-in-law, mother-in-law and brother-in-law of a deceased woman as additional accused in a dowry death case. Transfer Policy Only A Guiding Factor, Not Enforceable In Law; Can't Direct State To Transfer An Employee: Allahabad High Court Case title - Ful Chandra vs. State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Panchayat Raj Lko. And 5 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 14 Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 14 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 ...

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

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