Allahabad High Court
1999 Rape-Murder Case| 'Victim Was Sexually Assaulted & Killed But Accused Being Real Culprits Not Proved': Allahabad HC Acquits 3
The Allahabad High Court recently acquitted three accused in a 1999 rape and murder case concerning a 13-year-old girl as it found that the prosecution was not able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused/appellants were the real culprits. “No doubt that the victim has been sexually assaulted and was strangled to death but it is not proved that the appellants accused...
Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 6 To 12, 2023
Nominal Index: Banti Sharma Alias Brahm Prakash Sharma vs. State Of U.P. And Another 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 419 National Highway Authority Of India, Through Its Project Director v. Smt. Sampata Devi And 2 Others 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 420 Swami Prasad Maurya vs. State Of U.P. 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 421 Masood Ahmad Khan v. State of U.P. and others 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 422 Smt. Mutuni v....
'CrPC (UP Amendment) Act 2018' Restoring Anticipatory Bail Law Also Applies To Persons Apprehending Arrest In Pre-2019 Offences: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court has observed that the benefit of the Criminal Procedure Code (Uttar Pradesh Amendment) Act, 2018 which revived the provision of anticipatory bail in the State (with effect from June 6, 2019) is also applicable to the persons 'apprehending arrest' after the enactment of the 2018 Amendment Act even if the offence was committed before its enactment. The...
‘Clear Case Of False Implication Due To Property Dispute’ : Allahabad High Court Acquits 3 Men In 32 Year Old Rape Case
The Allahabad High Court recently acquitted three men in a case for the offence of rape (Section 376 IPC) as it noted that the prosecution had failed to prove its case beyond the reasonable doubt and that the statement of the prosecutrix was full of discrepancies and did not inspire confidence. The incident took place in 1991, about 32 years ago. The Bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar...
Allahabad High Court Grants Interim Relief To Anand And Anand, Stays Show Cause Notice Demanding Refund Of Rs.138 Crores
The Allahabad High Court has granted interim relief to Anand and Anand Law Firm by staying the proceedings initiated under the Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017.The bench comprising of Chief Justice Pritinker Diwaker and Justice Ashutosh Srivastava stayed proceedings initiated pursuant to the show cause notice issued against the law firm till the next date of listing. While dealing with...
'Issue Guidelines For Advocates To Avoid Wearing Uniforms Outside Court Premises': Allahabad High Court To UP Bar Council
The Allahabad High Court has asked the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh to issue guidelines that the Advocates should avoid wearing uniforms outside the Court premises. The direction was issued by a bench of Justice Sangeeta Chandra and Justice Narendra Kumar Johari taking note of many instances wherein Advocates had assisted land mafias in grabbing citizens' property of...
Vrindavan Banke Bihari Corridor Row | Allahabad High Court Reserves Verdict On Bunch Of PILs For Upkeep Of Temple
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a bunch of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) pleas filed before it concerning the safety, upkeep and security of pilgrims visiting the Banke Bihari Temple in Vrindavan. The verdict was reserved after both parties concluded their arguments before a bench of Chief Justice Pritinker Diwaker and Justice Ashutosh Srivastava. On the last...
Allahabad High Court Adjourns Hearing In Gyanvapi Title Dispute Cases To December 1
The Allahabad High Court today adjourned the hearing in the Gyanvapi-Kashi Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi title dispute cases to December 1. A bench of Chief Justice Pritinker Diwaker passed this order with the consent of counsels for both sides.It may be noted that the issues before the CJ Bench relate to the petitions filed by the Masjid Committee challenging the maintainability of the suits...
SC-ST Act| Intention To Humiliate Victim On Account Of Him/Her Belonging To SC-ST Community Is A Must To Implicate Accused: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court recently observed that to implicate an accused under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, what is necessary is that the offended words must have been used against the victim with intent to humiliate her/him because of her/him belonging to SC/ST community. The bench of Justice Sadhna Rani (Thakur) further clarified...
Magistrate Can Order Preliminary Inquiry If Application U/S 156(3) CrPC Prima Facie Doesn't Disclose A Cognizable Offence: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday held that a Judicial Magistrate, while dealing with an application filed under Section 156(3) CrPC, has the discretion to direct a preliminary inquiry before ordering for the registration of the FIR in cases where he thinks that no cognizable offence is made out. The court, however, added that the scope of the preliminary inquiry is not to verify...
Vrindavan Banke Bihari Corridor Row | 'Will Shift Our Deity If UP Govt Gives Us Land Somewhere Else': Temple Sevayats In Allahabad HC
In the ongoing hearing in a bunch of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) pleas filed before the Allahabad High Court concerning the safety and security of pilgrims visiting Banke Bihari Temple in Vrindavan, the temple sevayats (Goswamis) told the HC that they are ready to shift the diety somewhere else and construct a new temple if the UP Government gives them land for the said...
Mathura Janmabhumi Dispute | 'Lord Krishna's Birthplace Lies Beneath Idgah Mosque, Appoint Commission To Inspect It': Plea In Allahabad HC
In a significant development in the pending suit before the Allahabad High Court concerning Mathura's Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah Mosque dispute, an application has been moved in the HC seeking the appointment of a court commissioner to inspect the Mosque.Taking the application on record, a bench of Justice Mayank Kumar Jain, on November 7 gave liberty to the defendants (including the...