Allahabad High Court

Earning wife doesn’t need maintenance: HC | Prayagraj News

PRAYAGRAJ: A wife is not entitled to maintenance under section 125(1)(a) of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) if she is gainfully employed and earning a sufficient salary to maintain herself, Allahabad high court observed, setting aside a family court order directing a husband to pay an allowance of Rs 5,000 to maintain income and status parity […]

‘5,000 years of discrimination’: Akhilesh on UP govt order; seeks end to casteist symbols, mindset | India News

NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav hit out at the chief minister Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government after the state dispensation ordered an immediate removal of all caste references from police records and public notices.The state government passed the order after the Allahabad high court directed all police units and district administrations to […]

Life term or 7-yr jail: SC gives man, 67, choice in 1979 college clash verdict | India News

NEW DELHI: Some may call it a burning example of a snail-paced justice delivery system while others may term it as “law catching up with the culprit when he is at his weakest”.However one may describe it, a person who committed the crime as a hot-headed college student, now dreads spending the rest of his […]

Yash Dayal sexual offence case: Allahabad High Court stays arrest of cricketer

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday stayed the arrest of cricketer Yash Dayal in connection with an FIR against him for allegedly sexually exploiting a woman. A bench comprising Justices Siddhartha Varma and Anil Kumar passed the order on Dayal’s petition challenging the FIR. Staying his arrest, the court asked state counsel to file a […]

BIG relief for cricketer Yash Dayal: Allahabad HC stays arrest amid sexual exploitation allegations

The Allahabad High Court has stayed the arrest of cricketer Yash Dayal over an FIR alleging sexual exploitation. The court prohibited any coercive action against Dayal, who plays for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), until the next hearing, according to a report by PTI. A division bench consisting of Justices Siddhartha Varma and Anil Kumar […]

Grabbing Breasts, Snapping Pyjama String Not Attempt To Rape: Allahabad High Court

New Delhi: Grabbing the breast of a victim and snapping her pyjama string would not constitute rape or attempt to rape, but aggravated sexual assault, the Allahabad High Court observed in an order. Pawan and Akash were accused of grabbing the breasts of an 11-year-old victim, tearing her pyjama string and trying to drag her […]