India - High Court of Allahabad

No Eyewitness to Murder, Last-Seen with Accused in Love Affair: Allahabad HC Grants Bail u/s 103(1) BNS

Allahabad HC Slaps Basti SP with Courtroom Detention OverFalse Affidavit, Grants Bail in Chilling Murder CaseIn a dual ruling blending sharp administrative rebuke with mercy on bail, theAllahabad High Courtgranted relief to murder accused Manjeet Kumar while directing Basti's Superintendent o...

20 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Allahabad

Intact Hyoid Bone Doesn't Rule Out Strangulation Nor Witness Delay Bar Prosecution: Allahabad HC Denies Bail in Section 103(1) BNS Murder

No Broken Bones, No Broken Case: Allahabad HC Rejects Bail in Wife's Strangulation MurderIn a detailed ruling that dissects forensic myths and procedural hurdles, the Allahabad High Court denied bail to a man accused of strangling his wife, emphasizing that an intact hyoid bone...

09 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Madhya Pradesh

Muslim Man's Second Marriage Not Bigamy Under Section 494 IPC Due to Muslim Personal Law: Madhya Pradesh High Court

When Personal Law Trumps Bigamy: MP High Court Shields Muslim PolygamyIn a ruling blending criminal law with religious personal laws, theHigh Court of Madhya Pradesh at Jabalpurpartly allowed a petition by Mohd. Arif Ahmad Jahagir Khan, quashing bigamy charges underS...

07 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Allahabad

Allahabad HC Notes Organised Gang Insuring Deathbed Persons, Police Non-Cooperation in Bail Hearing

Allahabad HC Peers into Western UP's Sinister Insurance Scam DuringBail HearingIn a rivetingbail hearingthat peeled back layers of alleged fraud, theAllahabad High CourtexemptedHDFC Life's Moradabad branch head from personal appearance while grappling with explosive claims of an organized gan...

23 Mar 2026

India - High Court of Allahabad

Protest Petition Lacking Offence Ingredients Can't Be Converted to Complaint Case: Allahabad HC

Classroom Clash or Publicity Stunt? Allahabad HC Upholds Dismissal of SC/ST Protest PetitionIn a pointed ruling, the Allahabad High Court dismissed a criminal appeal under Section 14-A(1) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, refusing to convert a protest petition into a full com...

19 Mar 2026

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Disregarding Judicial Orders Is Absolutely Unpardonable: All HC

It is absolutely in the fitness of things that while striking the right chord at the right time, the Allahabad High Court in a most learned, laudable, landmark and latest judgment titled Sanu @ Rashid vs State of UP in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. – 3821 of 2026 that was pronounced jus...

10 Mar 2026

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Non-Compliance with Court Summons Amounts to Contempt: Allahabad HC Issues Warrant Against HDFC Life Branch Head in Cheating Bail Case

Hide-and-Seek with Justice: Allahabad HC Slaps Warrant on HDFC Life Boss Over 'Deathbed' Insurance Scam ProbeIn a scathing rebuke that exposed potential systemic flaws in life insurance issuance, theAllahabad High Courtissued abailable warrantagainstHDFC Life Insurance's Moradabad branch head...

02 Mar 2026

India - High Court of Allahabad

Faulty CCTVs Routine in UP: HC Mandates Checks

Faulty CCTVs Routine in UP: HC Mandates ChecksIn a pointed critique of systemic lapses in Uttar Pradesh's law enforcement infrastructure, theAllahabad High Courthas declared the malfunctioning of CCTV cameras in police stations a "routine feature" across the state. Delivering a landmark order...

02 Mar 2026

India - High Court of Allahabad

Allahabad HC: Judicial Officers Supreme Over DM, SP

Allahabad HC Declares Judicial Officers Supreme Over Executive Heads in Groundbreaking RulingIn a resounding affirmation ofjudicial supremacy, theAllahabad High Courthas ruled that a judicial officer, even at the junior level, stands above the District Magistrate (DM), Superintendent of Polic...

02 Mar 2026

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Allahabad HC Most Strongly Lambasts UP Police For Shooting The Accused In Legs

It is definitely most refreshing, most reinvigorating and so also most reassuring to note that while catching the bull by the horns, the Allahabad High Court which is the biggest High Court in not only just India alone, not only in just Asia alone, not only in just few continents alone but in...

13 Feb 2026