The Allahabad High Court held that habeas corpus petitions challenging an accused’s initial arrest and remand cannot ordinarily be entertained after cognizance, framing of charges, and substantial progress in trial. “Pandora’s Box Has Been Opened,” the Court remarked on recent illegal-arrest jurisprudence.
The Allahabad High Court ruled that a wife is the absolute owner of her streedhan and cannot be prosecuted for criminal breach of trust for taking it. The Court quashed the criminal case against the woman and her relatives, reaffirming women’s exclusive legal rights over streedhan.
