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Allahabad HC Blames Survivor, Grants Bail to Accused in Rape Case

10 Apr 2025

In a decision that's coming under fire for what's being called judicial indifference to sexual assault cases, the Allahabad High Court released on bail a man who was charged with rape, noting that the complainant, an educated adult, had 'invited trouble' upon herself. The order, which was given by Justice...

SC Halts Allahabad HC’s ‘Grabbing Breasts Not Rape’ Ruling, Calls it Insensitive

26 Mar 2025

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the Allahabad High Court's objectionable order, which declared that actions like fondling breasts or snapping the pyjama string are not an attempt at rape. The top court clarified that the prosecution has to prove that the accused crossed the boundary of mere preparation in...

Allahabad HC: Grabbing Breasts, Breaking Pyjama String Not Rape Attempt

20 Mar 2025

The Allahabad High Court held that grabbing the breast of a woman, snapping the pyjama string of the woman, and trying to take her under the culvert cannot be regarded as an attempt to commit rape. While on trial, Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra distinguished between 'preparation' and an 'actual...

Allahabad HC Grants Bail to Rape Accused, Suggests Marriage with Survivor

06 Mar 2025

The Allahabad High Court has ordered the release on bail of a 26-year-old man charged with rape, exploitation, and circulating intimate photos of the survivor on social media. The man was released on bail on condition that he weds the 23-year-old survivor within three months of being released from prison...

Allahabad HC: Religious Freedom Does Not Include Collective Right to Convert Others

13 Aug 2024

The Allahabad High Court, on Tuesday, ruled that religious freedom does not encompass the collective right to convert others, as it denied the bail plea of an individual accused of forcibly converting a girl to Islam and sexually exploiting her. The court stated that the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlaful...

Allahabad HC Allows Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah Suits To Proceed

01 Aug 2024

The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a plea from the Muslim side challenging the lawsuits in the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah dispute in Mathura. The court's decision, made by Justice Mayank Kumar Jain, allows the lawsuits to proceed. The Hindu side's lawyer, Vishnu Shankar Jain, welcomed the ruling, stating they are...

Allahabad HC Demands ASI Reply Over Agra’s Jama Masjid Survey

05 Jul 2024

Allahabad High Court demands ASI (Archaeological Survey of India)'s response to the suit, who seeks Jama Masjid survey in Agra. Further, the petitioner also demands appointment of advocate commissioner to supervise the process. According to Plaintiff, the mosque contains the idol of Thakur Keshav Dev from Sri Krishna Janmbhoomi. Earlier...

Allahabad High Court: No Real Use In Relegating Cases Of Undisputed Facts To Forum Of Alternate Remedy| GST

28 Dec 2023

The Allahabad High Court in the case Hindustan Paper Machinery Industries v. Commissioner Cgst And 2 Others observed and has held that tax cases where the facts are undisputed and there are issues of jurisdiction and the violation of principles of natural justice s involved, it may not be relegated...

Allahabad High Court: Stricker Approach To Be Followed Before Giving Benefit Exemptions And Deductions| UPVAT Rules

26 Dec 2023

The Allahabad High Court in the case the Commissioner, Commercial Tax U.P. v. S/S Sanya Construction and Developers Pvt. Ltd observed and has held that though in case of doubt, the taxing statues are to be interpreted in favour of the assesee. The Court in the case stated that a...

UP Deputy CM Hails High Court’s Green Light for Gyanvapi Mosque ASI Survey

03 Aug 2023

Uttar Pradesh's Deputy Chief Minister, Keshav Prasad Maurya, warmly embraced the Allahabad High Court's decision permitting the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to investigate the Gyanvapi Mosque area. He expressed his optimism that the ASI's examination will shed light on the truth, resolving the Gyanvapi case much like the Ramjanambhoomi...

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