The Supreme Court ordered Uttar Pradesh to pay Rs 6 lakh to a man jailed six years as an undertrial in an Agra kidnapping and murder case, saying UP Police did not carry out even a rudimentary investigation.
Supreme Court Orders Rs 6 Lakh Compensation to a man who spent six years in jail as an undertrial before being acquitted, terming the investigation and prosecution in his case a travesty of justice. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday (October 26) directed the State of Uttar Pradesh to pay Rs 6 lakh within […]
Three months of a journalist’s digital data was what the UP Police asked X for; the Supreme Court Quashes UP Police Notice To X, calling the exercise an overkill, and protects Abhishek Upadhyay from coercive action in a road-rage FIR whose allegations remain untested. New Delhi: A police request to a social media platform for […]
The rejection of a selected UP Police constable candidate over a pending criminal case has been set aside by the Allahabad High Court, which held that police department instructions on character verification cannot override the 1958 Government Order that still governs character certificates on first appointment. Prayagraj: Setting aside the order rejecting the candidature of […]
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 […]
The former Delhi Mayor alleged that Ghaziabad police entered his Delhi residence without a warrant while searching for journalist Abhishek Upadhyay. Uttar Pradesh denied any search took place. The Supreme Court declined to decide either version, holding that the statutory route to an FIR must be tried first, and refused to lay down guidelines on inter-state police raids.
The Allahabad High Court termed the situation “shocking” after records showed that 4,847 people were placed in preventive detention in Prayagraj and Ghaziabad over two years. The Court expressed concern that many detainees remained jailed for days or weeks despite statutory safeguards under the law.
The Allahabad High Court raised concerns over policing and governance in Uttar Pradesh, observing that sections of the police machinery appear more loyal to the ruling establishment than the Constitution. The Court highlighted issues relating to the Gangsters Act, administrative accountability, encounter killings, selective crackdowns, and alleged misuse of police powers.
