Allahabad High Court

Grabbing breasts of the victim, breaking the string of her pyjama and trying to drag her beneath the culvert are not enough to charge an accused with the offence of rape or attempt to rape, the Allahabad high court observed recently,…
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The Allahabad High Court will today pronounce its verdict on a petition challenging the Varanasi district court's decision to allow Hindu prayers in a cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque. The Varanasi district court had on January 31 ruled that…
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The Allahabad high court on Thursday ruled that the ASI survey on the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi will continue. The Muslim side's plea that the survey may damage the structure has been dismissed by the high court. The survey will…
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A Muslim man married the second time against the wishes of the first wife can't compel her to live with him, the Allahabad High Court has observed. A two-member bench comprising Justice Surya Prakash Kesarwani and Justice Rajendra Kumar…
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The Allahabad High Court today rejected the petition seeking an inquiry into the "history" of Taj Mahal. The court dismissed the petition which asked for opening of the doors of its 22 rooms to see "the truth, whatever it is." "The issues…
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The Allahabad high court has held that oral sex with a minor amounts to "penetrative sexual assault" under Section 4 of the Pocso Act, but can't be treated as "aggravated penetrative sexual assault" that invites stricter punishment under…
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