Allahabad High Court
Wrong To Claim One Religion As 'Only True Religion' As It Disparages Other Faiths: Allahabad HC Refuses To Quash 295A IPC Case
The Allahabad High Court has observed that it is 'wrong' for any person to claim in secular India that a particular religion is the "only true religion", as doing so implies a 'disparagement' of other faiths and the same prima facie attracts Section 295A IPC. A bench of Justice Saurabh Srivastava observed thus while dismissing a quashing petition filed by Reverend Father Vineet Vincent Pereira, who is facing charges under Section 295A IPC [Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to...
Father & Daughter Have 'Right To Know' Or It Will 'Trouble' Lives: Allahabad High Court Orders DNA Test In Maintenance Dispute
The Allahabad High Court recently set aside a Family Court order granting maintenance to a minor girl under Section 125 CrPC, while first ordering a DNA test to ascertain her correct parentage, a plea raised earlier by her father (revisionist), but was rejected.A bench of Justice Madan Pal Singh observed that in cases involving peculiar facts and circumstances, both the father and the daughter have every right to know the biological truth. The Court noted that if the biological father...
UP Police Now Claims 80% Missing Persons Traced Since 2024; Allahabad HC Notes Previous 'Shocking' Data Was Miscommunicated
The Uttar Pradesh Police, in fresh data submitted before the Allahabad High Court, has claimed that between January 1, 2024, and March 17, 2026, a total of 1,19,070 persons went missing in the state, out of which 95,061 (79.84%) have been successfully traced. Taking this updated data into account, a Division Bench noted that earlier figures, which suggested the UP Police took action in a mere 9,700 out of over one lakh missing person cases, were prima facie not properly communicated to the...
Unusual Victims' Conduct; No POCSO Presumption At Pre-Charge Stage: Why Allahabad HC Granted Relief To Swami Avimukteshwaranand
The Allahabad High Court today granted anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and his disciple in a case registered under the POCSO Act over the alleged sexual abuse of minors.In a detailed 22-page order, a bench of Justice Jitendra Kumar Sinha questioned the 'unusual' conduct of the minor victims in confiding about the alleged offence in a stranger, the first informant...
Allahabad High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Swami Avimukteshwaranand In Prayagraj POCSO Case
The Allahabad High Court today granted anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati in the Prayagraj POCSO CaseOn February 27, a bench of Justice Jitendra Kumar Sinha reserved orders on his anticipatory bail plea and had directed that Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and his disciple shall not be arrested until the final disposal of the anticipatory bail application.It may be noted...
Allahabad High Court Issues Notices To UP Govt, ASI On PIL Claiming 4,995 Heritage Sites In UP Are Lying In 'Shambles'
The Allahabad High Court has issued notices to the UP Government, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), the Union Ministries of Culture, Tourism, and Housing and Urban Affairs and the National Monuments Authority on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea alleging that a staggering 4,995 ancient monuments and heritage structures across the state are in 'shambles' and on the...
Sambhal Violence | Allahabad High Court Extends Stay On CJM Order For FIR Against Cops Until April 21
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday extended the interim stay on a Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) order that had directed the registration of an FIR against senior police officials in connection with the November 2024 Sambhal violence.A bench of Justice Samit Gopal passed the order extending the relief while hearing a petition moved by former Sambhal Circle Officer Anuj Kumar Chaudhary...
'Genocide; Prima Facie Case Made Out': Allahabad High Court Refuses To Quash 1984 Kanpur Anti-Sikh Riot Cases
The Allahabad High Court recently rejected petitions filed by 9 individuals to quash the criminal proceedings pertaining to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Kanpur. Describing the mass violence following the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi as a 'genocide' and a 'crime against humanity', the Court said that delay in recording witness statements and the non-availability...
Civil Imprisonment Over Default Doesn't Absolve Husband's Liability To Pay Monthly Maintenance: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has categorically held that committing a person to a civil prison for default in paying maintenance to his wife or children does not absolve him of his legal liability to pay further monthly maintenance arrears. A bench of Justice Praveen Kumar Giri clarified that the doctrine of double jeopardy under Section 300 CrPC is entirely inapplicable to the execution...
Absence Of Notice U/S 24 CPC Not Fatal To Transfer Unless Prejudice Shown: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that not issuing notice under Section 24 CPC before transferring a suit does not vitiate the transfer unless prejudice can be demonstrated by the party. Section 24 CPC provides for transfer of suits, appeals or any other proceedings pending before the High Court or District Courts to another forum on application made by any of the parties or on its own motion....
Allahabad HC Orders Action Against 'Illegal' Advocate Chambers In Lucknow, Says Prior Notice Isn't A Must For Public Land Encroachment
Taking a serious view of massive illegal encroachments by advocates near the District and Sessions Court premises (Old High Court) in Lucknow, the Allahabad High Court has directed authorities to take appropriate action for the removal of the same. Though the Lucknow Nagar Nigam submitted that it would have to serve notices on the concerned persons to remove the encroachments, the High...
Don't Blame Bench Or Bar: Allahabad High Court Flags 'Obnoxious' Litigant Tactic To Stall Appeal Hearings After Getting Bail
The Allahabad High Court has strongly called out and condemned the "obnoxious tendency" among litigants to secure bail in criminal appeals and subsequently instructing their lawyers not to appear for final hearings.The Court remarked that in seminars, when the causes of delays in Courts are debated, the role of the litigants is mostly discounted, and the litigant is seen as a helpless man in...