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Considering the nature of accusations, and circumstances of the case, the Allahabad High Court found it to be a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail.

Can courts consider anticipatory bail plea of accused declared absconder? Allahabad High Court answers

January 08, 2026 12:27 pm

The court was dealing with a woman's plea who had sought protection from arrest after the trial court issued non bailable warrant and proclamation under Sections 82 and 83 CrPC.

Allahabad High Court's Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal while granting bail to an accused in a motorcycle theft case slammed the police for failing to conduct mandatory videography of the recovery.

Allahabad High Court flags violation of mandatory recording of search and seizure, directs DGP to issue SOP

January 07, 2026 1:26 pm

The court lamented that in several cases audio video recording was not conducted by the police which benefited the criminals during bail and trial.

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'Acted in malafide manner': Allahabad HC comes to rescue of mother of three evicted from home, slams lower court & admin

January 07, 2026 1:48 pm

Bench urges CJ to initiate inquiry against trial court judge; orders action against court employee who got eviction order

Justices Ajay Bhanot and Garima Prashad observed that it was a subtle way to diminish status of constitutional authorities and courts.

Subtle way to diminish status of courts: Allahabad High Court slams trend of 'honourable' prefix for bureaucrats

January 05, 2026 12:03 pm

The court was hearing a plea seeking quashing of FIR when it highlighted the recent trend of prefixing “honourable” to the designations of State officials in correspondences and orders.

Allahabad High Court's Justice Arun Kumar dismissed the writ petition filed by the petitioner challenging the order cancelling her dealership and the appellate order which had affirmed the cancellation.

3 Aadhaar cards to withdraw ration of 697 cardholders: Allahabad High Court upholds cancellation of dealer's licence

January 03, 2026 11:00 am

The case arose after the food commissioner, Uttar Pradesh, flagged irregularities across 43 districts, where ration was allegedly withdrawn against multiple cardholders using same Aadhaar.

Allahabad High Court's Justices Rajan Roy and Rajeev Bharti observed that mere incarceration in murder case without conviction cannot be a ground for removal from service.

Mere incarceration without conviction not ground for dismissal: Allahabad High Court upholds relief to CISF constable

January 02, 2026 4:55 pm

The court noted that there was no basis for initiation of the disciplinary proceedings and issuance of chargesheet against the CISF constable merely because of his incarceration in a criminal case.

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‘Non-application of mind': Allahabad High Court slams ‘fabricated’ probe after dead man listed as witness

January 02, 2026 2:51 pm

Allahabad High Court Dead Witnesses Case: Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav said that the criminal prosecution cannot rest on assumptions or conjectures, particularly when the FIR itself is silent about the petitioner.

Yearender | Law: Before top court in 2026, matters of religion, citizenship, liberty

January 01, 2026 12:09 pm

In 2025, the conversation on the judiciary was dominated by off-court controversies. In 2026, the focus shifts back to the courtroom as the SC takes up several important issues related to citizens’ rights, freedoms and religious beliefs.

The Allahabad High Court said the medical evidence completely rules out the direct evidence of eye-witnesses which strikes at the root of the prosecution case.

38 years on, 3 life convicts freed: Allahabad High Court calls it 'blind murder', says punishment based on 'conjectures'

December 31, 2025 10:00 pm

Allahabad High Court Verdict Blind Murder Case: Justices Sanjiv Kumar and J J Munir declared the 1982 incident a 'blind murder' committed by unknown assailants pointing out that medical records completely contradicted the eyewitness testimonies.

The Allahabad High Court said it is a sad reality that in many cases applications for interim maintenance remain pending for a long time.

Interim maintenance for women must begin from filing date to prevent financial hardship, rules Allahabad High Court

December 29, 2025 6:55 pm

Justice Rajiv Lochan Shukla was hearing a petition filed by a woman alleging delay in getting her interim maintenance as the family court allowed it from the date of the court order, not from the date of filing the plea.

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Lawyers protest turn violent in Lucknow

February 10, 2016 3:37 pm

Lucknow, Feb 10 (ANI): Following the death of a lawyer in Lucknow, hundreds of lawyers in the capital city of Uttar Pradesh went on a rampage to protest against the alleged murder of an advocate of the Allahabad High Court. The violent mob destroyed dozen of vehicles and set two buses and a building on fire. A lawyer, Shravan Verma, was allegedly murdered in the Naka area of Lucknow. An FIR has been registered by the local police and three arrests have been made in connection with the case.