The Allahabad High Court has recorded regret for its verbal harshness towards the Bareilly SSP and fined a habeas corpus petitioner Rs 50,000 for concealing an earlier petition.
Holding that a five-day illegal detention at a Deoria police station showed an officer’s “arrogance of authority”, the Allahabad High Court has ordered the release of a young husband and awarded him Rs 1.25 lakh in compensation. Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has allowed a habeas corpus petition and ordered the release of Chandan Rajbhar, […]
Two versions of one arrest memo, and a man still in custody: the Allahabad High Court has ordered a perjury inquiry over a fabricated arrest memo placed before it by the police in a habeas corpus case, and has directed the release of an Aligarh man whose grounds of arrest it found deficient. Prayagraj: While […]
“Sentinel on the qui vive” is how the Allahabad High Court Magistrate Remand ruling describes a Magistrate’s duty at remand, and it holds that a heavy workload is no answer, with the Judicial Training and Research Institute (JTRI), Lucknow, now to prepare training modules. Prayagraj: A habeas corpus petitioner held in a cyber fraud case […]
Taken into custody at 7:34 PM on August 23, formally arrested at 2:57 PM the next day: the Allahabad High Court has found the detention unlawful, remarked that the UP Police are a Law Unto Themselves, and ordered the man’s release. Prayagraj: A man held by the Uttar Pradesh Police after a clash between two […]
Lucknow or Noida? Journalist Satyam Verma says CCTV footage and call records place him in Lucknow on the day of the Noida violence, while the detention order alleges he incited workers to violence. The Allahabad High Court has now reserved judgment on his NSA detention habeas plea. Prayagraj: After hearing the parties on October 7 […]
Allahabad High Court Frees Noida Man held in illegal detention: “Sharm aani chahiye aapko,” a bench led by Justice Atul Sreedharan orally told the police officers before it. Prayagraj: A habeas corpus petition against the detention of a man by the Noida police succeeded in the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday, with the bench ordering […]