Allahabad High Court
Faulty CCTVs A 'Routine Feature' In UP: Allahabad High Court Deems Surprise Police Station Inspections Part Of CJMs' Official Duty
Taking a serious view of the state of CCTV maintenance and footage preservation in the Police stations across Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court recently noted that not properly maintaining CCTV cameras has become a "routine feature" across the state. To deal with the situation and ensure compliance with the directions of the Apex Court in the case of Paramvir Singh Saini v. Baljit Singh, the High Court has directed the Chief Judicial Magistrates (CJMs) and Judicial...
Magistrate Discharging Judicial Duty Is Above DM, SP & Political Head; Disregarding His Orders 'Unpardonable': Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently observed that a Judicial Officer, while discharging his judicial function, is above the District Magistrate or District Police Chief and even the political head of a State, and that disregarding his order is 'unpardonable'. The Court added that such disregard for the orders passed by a Judicial Officer is not merely contempt of court but a direct challenge to the authority of law. A bench of Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal also came down heavily on...
Insurance Policies Being Issued To Persons On Deathbed? Allahabad HC Orders Probe; Issues Warrant Against HDFC Life Official
The Allahabad High Court recently took serious note of the trend of life insurance policies being issued to persons on their "deathbed" through middlemen. A bench of Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal also issued a bailable warrant through the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Moradabad, against the Operation Manager and Branch Head of HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd., Moradabad, for playing 'hide and seek' with the court. The bench passed the order while dealing with a bail...
'Daughter Pregnancy Sans Marriage A Nightmare For Average Indian': Allahabad High Court Upholds Parents' Life Term In Double Murder Case
Taking 'judicial notice' of the fact that a daughter's pregnancy outside wedlock for an average Indian is a 'nightmare' which invites 'uncontrollable' reactions from parents, mostly violent, the Allahabad High Court recently upheld the life imprisonment of a couple convicted of killing their minor daughter and their 28-year-old tenant. A bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Vinai Kumar Dwivedi dismissed the criminal appeals filed by the wife and husband duo who killed their...
'No Respect For Law': Allahabad High Court Slams UP Cops Over SC Arrest Guideline Violations & 20+ Hour Delay In Releasing Accused
The Allahabad High Court recently slammed the UP Police officials by observing that they have "no respect for law of the land" as they arrested a man, booked for offences punishable by less than seven years, in direct violation of the Supreme Court's Satendra Kumar Antil Guidelines 2026. The Court also pulled up the state police officials for delaying the petitioner's release by approximately 20 hours despite the HC's explicit orders (on February 12) to release him 'forthwith'. For...
Allahabad HC Grants Interim Relief To Swami Avimukteshwaranand In POCSO Case; Reserves Verdict On Anticipatory Bail Plea
The Allahabad High Court today granted interim relief to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and his disciple in the POCSO Case and stayed theur arrest for now. Reserving verdict on their anticipatory bail plea, a bench of Justice Jitendra Kumar Sinha directed that the applicants shall not be arrested until the final disposal of the anticipatory bail application. The bench, however,...
S. 183 BNSS | Direction For Re-Recording Of Victim's Statement Can Be Given Only In 'Exceptional Circumstances': Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has recently clarified that the directions for fresh recording of a statement under Section 183 BNSS before the Magistrate can be given only under exceptional circumstances. "…the power is not a routine or an automatic power but is exercised by High Court or Supreme Court to prevent abuse of process, to secure ends of justice or rectify grave...
Acts Disturbed 'Even Tempo Of Life': Allahabad High Court Upholds NSA Detention Of 3 Over 'Cattle Slaughter' On Navratri-Eid Eve
The Allahabad High Court recently upheld the detention of 3 persons under the National Security Act (NSA), 1980, who were accused of illegally slaughtering cattle in the town of Kalpi, Jalaun, in March 2025, on the first day of Chaitra Navratri, coinciding with the very event of Eid.A bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh and Justice Devendra Singh-I noted that the alleged act, precisely timed...
'Online Abuses Hurled At Superior Courts Cross The Line': Allahabad High Court Warns Netizens Of Strict Contempt Action
The Allahabad High Court recently warned social media users against hurling online abuses directed at the judiciary that go beyond the defence of fair comment or informed criticism of a judgment. A bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Pramod Kumar Srivastava added that if the court takes cognizance of such posts in contempt jurisdiction, the same will attract strict legal...
'Conferences Won't Fix Justice System, Need More Judges, Infra': Allahabad High Court Acquits Murder Accused Who Spent 23 Yrs In Jail
The Allahabad High Court recently acquitted a man who spent approximately 23 years in jail on the charges of the gruesome murder of his wife and 3 children, as it concluded that the prosecution's evidence did not conclusively prove that the offence was committed by him. In its 10-page order, a bench of Justice Siddharth and Justice Jai Krishna Upadhyay said that the case was a sad...
'Bhago Police Aa Gayi; Haye Goli Lag Gayi': Allahabad High Court Again Slams UP Police Over 'Movie Script' FIR
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) has once again expressed serious dismay over an FIR lodged by the Uttar Pradesh Police, which the HC found to be heavily borrowed from movie scripts. Hearing a writ petition challenging an FIR lodged under the UP Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, the Court observed that state police personnel appear to be relying on a standard, highly...