Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up : January 12 To January 18, 2026

ORDERS/JUDGMENTS OF THE WEEK Rohingya Funding Syndicate | Allahabad High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Alleged Kingpin, Slams IO For 'Callous' Approach Case Title - Dr. Abdul Ghaffar vs. State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chif Secy. / Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 2 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 18 Citation : 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 18 The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) on Friday refused anticipatory bail to a man alleged to be the 'main kingpin' of a syndicate that has been accused of extending illegal and unwarranted help to Bangladeshi, Rohingya and other anti-national people so that they can settle in India and create unrest and disharmony. A Bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Justice Pramod Kumar Srivastava also expressed “serious displeasure and anguish” over the “callous and careless approach” of the investigating agency over failure to take appropriate steps to apprehend the accused in the case despite the gravity of the alleged offences. No Travel Restrictions In Bail Order : Allahabad HC Directs Trial Court To Grant Passport NOC To Dancer Sapna Choudhary Case Title - Sapna @ Sapna Choudhary vs. State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Another 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 19 Citation : 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 19 The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) last week set aside a lower court order that refused to grant a 'No Objection Certificate' (NOC) to popular Actor-Dancer and stage performer, Sapna Choudhary, for the renewal of her passport. Allowing her application filed under Section 482 CrPC, a bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia directed the trial court to issue an NOC to her for renewal. 'Deceitful Means' | Marriage Promise By Already Married Man Prima Facie Attracts Section 69 BNS : Allahabad High Court Case Title - Kuldeep Verma vs. State of U.P. and Another 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 20 Citation : 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 20 In an order passed today, the Allahabad High Court refused to quash criminal proceedings against a teacher accused of maintaining a sexual relationship with his student for over a decade under the false promise of marriage. A bench of Justice Avnish Saxena noted that since the accused was already married when he entered into a relationship with the victim, the alleged promise to marry her prima facie amounted to 'deceitful means' as contained under Section 69 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) (Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means). Victim's Silence On Rape Before Doctor & Magistrate Casts Shadow Of Doubt On Prosecution : Allahabad High Court Sets Aside Conviction Case Title - Bhagwat Kushwaha vs. State of U.P. 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 21 Case Citation : 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 21 The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday set aside the conviction of a man accused of kidnapping and rape while factoring in that the victim did not mention anything about forcible sexual assault during her medical examination or in her statement under Section 164 CrPC made before the Judicial Magistrate. A bench of Justice Achal Sachdev noted that the victim's act of resiling (retracting) from her exculpatory statements given to the Magistrate during the trial casts a “shadow of doubt” over her integrity and the same had weakened the prosecution's case. Parental Disputes, Pending Matrimonial & Criminal Matters Between Parents No Ground To Deny Passport To Minor: Allahabad High Court Case Title: Poem Jaiswar v. Union Of India And Another 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 22 Case Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 22 The Allahabad High Court has held that passport can only be denied for reasons enumerated under Section 6 of the Passport Act, 1967 and cannot be denied for administrative consideration and in circumstance where there is parental dispute, matrimonial disputes and criminal matters pending between natural guardians of a minor. Referring to Section 6 of the Act, the bench of Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Swarupama Chaturvedi held that “The authorities do not have a general or discretionary power to deny a passport on other extraneous or administrative grounds. In the present case of a minor, no such conditions exist that would justify rejection of the application. Parental disputes or pending matrimonial and criminal matters between the natural guardians cannot constitute a valid statutory reason for refusal. Therefore, the passport authorities are duty-bound to process and issue the passport once the prescribed formalities are completed and there is no prohibitory order.” Will In Favour Of Any Person Doesn't Affect Compassionate Appointment Which Is Based On Dependence On Deceased: Allahabad High Court Case Title: Ache Lal v. State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Public Works Deptt. Lko. And 3 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 23 Case Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 23 The Allahabad High Court has held that there is no provision in the scheme of compassionate appointment under the U.P. Recruitment of...

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up : January 12 To January 18, 2026

LIVELAW NEWS NETWORK

Tags