Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court on April 27 again requested the Uttar Pradesh government to impose a two-week lockdown in the state. The HC bench headed by Justice Siddhart Verma said, "With folded hands, we request you to exercise your discretion". It also emphasized on the shortage of medical facilities in UP. Earlier, the high court's order of imposing lockdown in five major cities was stayed by the Supreme Court.

The Allahabad High Court on February 24 acquitted a 43-year-old man from UP's Lalitpur district, who spent 20 years in jail in a false rape case. The man, Vishnu, was serving the life imprisonment in Agra jail after a Dalit woman falsely framed him for rape in September 2000. Reportedly, Vishnu had challenged the session court's judgment in the high court in 2005 but the case remained defective till now.

In the ongoing ‘Tandav’ controversy, the Allahabad High court on February 4 provided interim protection to Aparna Purohit, Content Head at Amazon Prime India. The court stated that no coercive action or arrest against the official can be taken until the next order. Moreover, it also observed that the web series "was a work of fiction" and had "no intentions" to hurt religious sentiments. However, the court reserved the anticipatory bail… read-more

Granting police protection to an interfaith couple, the Allahabad High Court has affirmed that "nobody is entitled to interfere" in the peaceful life of two adults residing consensually. The court's observation, concerning the Muslim man and Hindu woman who converted to Islam, is noteworthy in the backdrop of the UP government's recently-passed 'love jihad' ordinance. The ordinance prescribes 10-year imprisonment and ₹ 25,000 forfeiture… read-more

Following the Supreme Court’s October 27 order, 80 CRPF soldiers took over the security of Hathras rape victim's family. A three-judge Supreme Court bench had asked UP government to ensure CRPF security cover to the family and witnesses within a week. The apex court also observed that all the aspects of the rape case will be considered by the Allahabad High Court. Earlier, the UP Police were entrusted for the family's security.