Meera Bharathi

On an Order dated, 20th of August, Ramkumar (applicant) was granted bail with regards to an urgent application that was filed by him on 19th August, 2020 to seek bail which he sent through email. The urgency was because he had a 2-year-old son and no one was there to

On the 18th of August, 2020 the High Court of Allahabad had granted anticipatory bail to Pratap (accused applicant) who had been arrested for committing kidnap and rape of a woman, among other crimes. Background of the Case The prosecutrix (the female victim) had come to her parent’s home where

On the 10th of August, 2020 the High Court of Delhi held a virtual hearing in the matter of Minor P (Through Mother M) vs State of NCT of Delhi & Anr. The Court allowed the termination of pregnancy citing psychological complications, as the victim of rape was a minor.

On 14th of August, 2020 the High Court of Allahabad granted bail to Awanish Kumar @ Tipu who was accused of abetment of suicide of his wife-to-be. He has been in custody since September 2019. The Bench consisted of Hon’ble Justice Ramesh Sinha. Facts of the Case The deceased was

The High Court of Allahabad summoned the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Mathura, seeking an explanation as to how the FIR had been filed under the now unconstitutional Section 66A of Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 before the next date of hearing. The present case is Mohan Singh v. State

Taking into account the surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in and around the state’s capital, Allahabad High Court and its Lucknow Bench will remain closed until the 16th of August, 2020, starting from 12th August, 2020. Background of the Issue As the country is suffering due to the

The Lucknow bench —Hon’ble Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.— of the Allahabad High Court, on 7th August 2020 granted anticipatory bail to Sandeep Singh, the personal secretary of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. This case, (Sandeep Singh v. State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Sect. Home. & Another), was in connection to the alleged

On July 31st, the Allahabad High Court granted Interim Relief from Arrest to Shailender Singh Chauhan, Additional Chief Standing Counsel at the Allahabad High Court until the next hearing of the case. The case pending before the Court is the matter of Shailender Singh Chauhan v. State of U.P Thru.

The Allahabad High Court has asked the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government to file their replies in the habeas corpus plea seeking the release of Dr Kafeel Khan, who is detained under the National Security Act (NSA) for giving a provocative speech during anti – Citizenship (Amendment) Act protests. Facts

The High Court of Allahabad had made certain directions in extending the term of all the interim orders due to the lockdown and rising number of COVID-19 cases. The order dated 29 July 2020 was extended up to 31 August 2020 considering the status quo of the country. Background of