Intention for Murder Can Be Inferred From Targeting Vital Parts and Manner of Assault, Not Merely Weapon Type 1. Introduction Case: Babu Lal v. State (Allahabad High Court, decided on 17-07-2026)....
Section 319 CrPC Requires Strong, Cogent Trial Evidence; Counsel Non-Appearance Will Not Stall Adjudication 1. Introduction Case: Smt. Chhotka v. State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 2...
No Mandatory Photo-Verification for Filing Writ Petitions Where Duly Notarised Affidavits Are Accepted 1. Introduction In Biswajit Chowdhury v. Registrar General, High Court Of Judicature At...
Section 311 Cr.P.C.: Delay and “No Examination-in-Chief” Are Not Bars to Summoning Essential Material Witnesses 1. Introduction In Gulzar Ali v. State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 2 Others...
Compensatory Costs for Police-Caused Delay in Bail Disposal and Enforceable E-Transmission of Bail Orders 1. Introduction In Amit v. State Of U.P. And 3 Others (Allahabad High Court, decided on...
Refusal of Judicial Remand Does Not Bar Further Investigation or Subsequent Cognizance; Summoning Needs No Separate Reasons if Cognizance Reflects Application of Mind 1. Introduction In Adeem Ali v....
Late-Filed Section 340 Cr.P.C. Applications Do Not Stall Section 125 Cr.P.C. Maintenance Decisions; Section 340 Proceedings Are Independent 1) Introduction In Umesh Vidyarthi v. Madhubala And Another...
Election Petitions Cannot Adjudicate Caste Certificate Validity: Exclusive Domain of Statutory/Scrutiny Committees Case: Radha Charan v. State Of U.P. And 2 Others (Election Petition No. 6 of 2022)...
Two Isolated Criminal Cases and Uninvestigated Beat Reports Do Not Establish “Habituality” to Brand a Person a Goonda under the U.P. Control of Goondas Act, 1970 1) Introduction In Rahul @ Rahul...
Personal Law Cannot Shield Alleged POCSO Violations and Gang Rape Under the Garb of Nikah Halala: FIR Quashing Refused at Threshold Case: Tayyab v. State Of U.P. And 4 Others (Allahabad High Court)...
Section 362 Cr.P.C. Does Not Bar Modification of Bail Conditions: High Court’s Inherent Power Under Section 482 to Revoke Onerous Deposit Conditions 1. Introduction The decision in Baldev Raj Arora...
Writ Non-Interference at the Stage of Initiation of Inquiry: A Non-Coercive Inquiry Is Not Amenable to Quashing 1. Introduction In Committee Of Management And Another v. State Of U.P. And 5 Others...
Majority-Consent Standard for Purchasable Additional FAR in U.P. Apartment Projects: Associations Cannot Override Unrevoked Individual Consents 1. Introduction The decision in Great Value Sharanam...
High Court Declines Parallel PIL Under Article 226 When Supreme Court Is Already Seised of the Same Cause and Relief 1. Introduction The decision in Gandhivadi Adhivakta Vichar Manch Thru. Convenor...
Bail Parity and Article 21 in “Part-and-Parcel” Territorial Prosecutions: Bail in UP Where Main Scam Prosecution and PMLA Case Already on Bail 1. Introduction Case: Niranjan Das v. State of U.P....
PIL Not Maintainable on Vague Allegations: Specific Instances Required for Police-Interference Claims Case: Majlis Ulema-E-Hind, Through Its General Secretary Maulana Syed Kalbe Jawad Naqvi v. State...
Unilateral Representations Do Not Extend Limitation: Stale Contractual Money Claims Against the State Are Not Enforceable Under Article 226 1. Introduction The decision in Janardan Singh v. State Of...
Viscera Report Must Be Put to the Accused Under Section 313 CrPC and Its Chain of Custody Proved—Otherwise It Must Be Excluded 1. Introduction Case: Ram Autar And Others v. State (Allahabad High...
Places of Worship Act, 1991 Does Not Bar Eminent-Domain Acquisition; Tenants Lack Locus to Challenge Road-Widening Acquisition Case: Syed Rashid Ali And 5 Others v. State Of Up And 14 Others Court:...
Conviction Cannot Rest on Rumour or Unproved Sniffer-Dog Tracking: Minimum Proof Standards in “Two-Story” Homicide Prosecutions 1. Introduction The Allahabad High Court (J.J. Munir, J. and Vinai...