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RAVI KANTversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 7 OTHERS

Petitioner Ravi Kant filed a habeas corpus writ petition against the State of Uttar Pradesh and seven others, alleging that he was produced before the magistrate beyond the statutory 24‑hour period. While the petition was pending, the petitioner was released on bail. The petitioner’s counsel argued …

KISHORE AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 4 OTHERS

The petitioners, Kishore and his wife referred to as 'X', filed a habeas corpus petition seeking the release of X, who was detained in a police lock‑up in connection with a POCSO case where Kishore is the accused. The court examined X's age, noting the absence of school records and relying on an …

ZUNAID SAIFIversusSTATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND 3 OTHERS

The petitioner, Zunaid Saifi, was arrested on 12 June 2026 and remanded in judicial custody until 19 June 2026 in connection with an FIR dated 31 March 2021 alleging offences under Section 66-C of the Information Technology Act, 2008 and Sections 419, 420, 467, 468 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code. …

LOKENDRAversusUNION OF INDIA AND 3 OTHERS

The petitioner, Lokendra, was detained under the PITNDPS Act and filed a habeas corpus petition challenging the legality of his detention. The core issue was whether the detaining authority had specifically informed him of his right to make a representation to that authority, as mandated by Article …

SUNILversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellant Sunil was convicted under Sections 363, 366, 376 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the POCSO Act for allegedly kidnapping and raping a minor girl. The High Court examined extensive inconsistencies in the victim's statements, the testimony of family witnesses, and the lack of documentary …

SMT.MUNNI AND ANOTHERversusSTATE

The appellant, Smt. Munni, filed a criminal appeal (No. 327 of 1990) before the Allahabad High Court. An office report dated 07‑09‑2026 indicated that the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ghaziabad, had recorded the death of appellant No.1 on 16‑10‑2024. The court considered whether the appeal could …

SUKHRAM AND OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P.

The appellants Sukhram, Aushan Singh and Jeet Raj were convicted of murder under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for the death of Veerpal Singh. The High Court examined the prosecution’s case, which relied mainly on the testimony of two relatives of the deceased and lacked any forensic linkage …

BRIJESH KUMAR YADAVversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

In a criminal revision before the Allahabad High Court, the appellant Brijesh Kumar Yadav, through counsel Upendra Kumar Tiwari, sought to withdraw the revision on the ground of changed circumstances. No counsel appeared for the second opposite party. The State of Uttar Pradesh and its counsel were …

ARUNESH KUMAR SINGHversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The revisionist filed a criminal revision 955 days after the original order, seeking condonation of delay. The court examined the affidavit supporting the delay and found the reasons insufficient. Consequently, the application for condoning the delay was dismissed. On the basis of this dismissal, …

HARIOM SHARMAversusState of U.P. AND ANOTHER

Dismiss other than merit(DD/Non Prosec./Abated)

The revisionist, Hariom Sharma, filed a criminal revision (No. 5823 of 2024) before the Allahabad High Court seeking relief against the State of U.P. and another party. The revisionist failed to appear when the matter was listed on 03.06.2025, and again failed to appear on the subsequent date. …

SMT. JYOTI SRIVASTAVAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The revisionist, Smt. Jyoti Srivastava, challenged an order dated 17‑09‑2025 of the Additional Principal Judge, Family Court No.2, Varanasi, which directed her husband to pay Rs.4,000 per month as maintenance under Section 125 Cr.P.C. She contended that the trial court erred by not granting …

GAURAV KUMAR YADAVversusState of UP AND 2 Others

The revisionist, Gaurav Kumar Yadav, challenged a Family Court order under Section 125 of the Cr.P.C. that directed him to pay Rs.5,000 per month to his wife and Rs.7,000 per month to his daughter. He contended that his income was limited to Rs.14,000 per month after resigning from a bank job and …

MUZAMMIL KHANversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

Muzammil Khan appealed a Family Court order that directed him to pay monthly maintenance of Rs 12,000 to his wife Rubi Begam and Rs 8,000 each to their daughter and son under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The trial court had found that the husband had sufficient income and assets and …

CHIRANJIV PRASADversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

Chiranjiv Prasad appealed a Family Court maintenance order directing him to pay Rs 10,000 per month to his wife (opposite party no.3) from July 2019 to February 2024. The wife had left the marital home in 2018, later obtained a government teaching job in February 2024, and the husband argued that …

RAJENDRAversusState of U.P. AND ANOTHER

The revisionist, Rajendra, filed an application under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking maintenance from his son, Rupesh, alleging his own inability to earn due to health issues. Earlier, a 2004 order had directed Rajendra to pay maintenance to Rupesh's mother, sister and Rupesh …

MANIRAM PATEL ALIAS MANIRAMversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

Maniram Patel filed a criminal revision challenging a Family Court order dated 29‑08‑2024 that required him to pay Rs 10,000 per month to his wife and Rs 4,000 each to their two minor children under section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code. He argued that his wife, an Anganwadi worker earning Rs …

ANURAG YADAV AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

Anurag Yadav and another appealed a trial court order that directed the husband to pay Rs.4,000 as house rent, Rs.6,000 as monthly maintenance and Rs.2 lakh as compensation under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. The husband contended that he earned only Rs.450 per day, was …

VIJAY KUMARversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

Vijay Kumar filed a revision challenging the Family Court's order granting maintenance to Neetu Yadav and her son under Section 125 of the CrPC. Kumar contended that Neetu was never his wife, that their engagement was cancelled, and that she later married another man, Pramod Kumar Yadav, who is the …

RANGESH KUMAR ALIAS RANGESH SHAHversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 4 OTHERS

The revisionist, Rangesh Kumar, challenged a Family Court order that required him to pay monthly maintenance to his wife and three children under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code. He argued that his wife left voluntarily, he was financially strained due to his father's medical expenses, …

MUKESH MAURYAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

Mukesh Maurya appealed a maintenance order passed by the Additional Principal Judge of the Family Court, Jaunpur, which required him to pay Rs.3,000 per month to his wife (opposite party no.2) and Rs.1,000 per month to his minor son (opposite party no.3) under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure …

SMT. HUDA KHANAMversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

Smt. Huda Khanam filed an application under Section 125 of the Cr.P.C. seeking maintenance of Rs.30,000 per month after alleging dowry harassment, triple talaq and being thrown out of the matrimonial home. The Family Court awarded only Rs.2,500 per month, prompting her to file a criminal revision …

ANSHUL KUSHWAHAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

The revisionist, Anshul Kushwaha, appealed a Family Court order granting interim maintenance of Rs.8,000 per month to his wife and Rs.4,000 to their minor daughter under Section 144 of the B.N.S.S. The revisionist argued that the marriage had broken down, he earned only Rs.10,000 a month as a …

BIRENDRA KUMARversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

Birendra Kumar filed a criminal revision challenging an interim maintenance order dated 03.01.2025 passed by the Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Fatehpur, which directed him to pay Rs.4,000 per month to Seema Devi under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The revisionist contended …

BABU ALIAS BABU KHANversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 5 OTHERS

The revisionist, Babu alias Babu Khan, filed a criminal revision (No. 2496 of 2025) challenging a decision of the trial court. The revision was filed 937 days after the cause of action arose. The revisionist sought condonation of the delay, submitting an affidavit with reasons for the delay. The …

SMT. INDU SISODIA AND ANOTHERversusGAURAV SINGH

The petitioners, Smt. Indu Sisodia and another, filed a criminal revision challenging an interim maintenance order dated 12‑02‑2025 passed by the Family Court under Section 125 of the Cr.P.C., which directed the opposite party to pay Rs.5,000 per month to the petitioner and Rs.2,000 to her daughter. …

DEEPCHANDversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The revisionist, Deepchand, married the opposite party No.2 in 2013 and later became a 40% disabled woodcutter after a fall in 2020. The wife left the marital home, demanded divorce and Rs 15 lakh, and the couple’s two children were left with Deepchand’s brothers. The wife filed an application under …

SURESH SHARMAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

The revision petition filed by Suresh Sharma against the State of U.P. and others was scheduled for admission, but the petitioner failed to appear on the appointed dates of 10-02-2026 and 09-04-2026, and again on the hearing day. The opposite party counsel highlighted the petitioner's consistent …

DINESHversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

In Criminal Revision No. 4416 of 2024, Dinesh filed a revision against the State of U.P. and another party. The revisionist's counsel, Balbir Singh and Shailendra Singh, failed to appear at the scheduled hearing on 08.04.2026 and again on the subsequent date. The opposite party, represented by G.A. …

SUNDARAM GOSWAMIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The husband (revisionist) appealed a Family Court order that granted his wife maintenance of Rs 10,000 per month under Section 125 of the CrPC, directing payment from February 2020. He argued that the wife was capable of earning, that the marriage involved dowry disputes, and that she was mentally …

BHARTI SINGH AND ANOTHERversusState of U.P. AND ANOTHER

The High Court heard a criminal revision under Sections 397 and 401 of the CrPC challenging a Family Court order dated 5 March 2024 that granted modest maintenance of Rs.3,000 to the wife and Rs.2,500 to her minor son under Section 125 of the CrPC. The wife alleged dowry harassment, forced abortion, …

SH JOHN LIVINGSTION GONUGUNTLA AND 4 OTHERSversusState of UP AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed a petition under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking to quash a summoning order dated 24‑04‑2023 issued by the Civil Judge (Sr. Div.) in a complaint alleging criminal breach of trust under Section 406 IPC for alleged non‑payment of earned wages and leave. The opposite party claimed …

GAURAV KUMAR GUPTA @ GAURAV GUPTAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicant, Gaurav Kumar Gupta, challenged a summoning order dated 27‑01‑2025 that named him as an accused under Sections 406, 504 and 506 IPC in a complaint filed by a business associate over an alleged unpaid debt of Rs 4,17,030. The applicant argued that the complaint lacked the essential …

AMAR SINGH AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed a petition under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking to quash a summoning order dated 10‑07‑2019 issued by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate in a complaint under Section 406 IPC. The complaint alleged that the applicants had misappropriated money given by the complainant for …

YASH PANDEY @ DHIRENDRA AND 4 OTHERSversusState of UP AND ANOTHER

The petitioners Yash Pandey and others, who are accused in Complaint Case No.6433 of 2023 (Shivam Pandey v. Yash Pandey), filed an application under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the criminal proceedings for offences under Sections 352, 504 and 506 IPC. The complaint alleged that the …

MURTUZAversusState of UP AND 4 Others

Murtuza filed an application under Section 156(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code alleging that parties had illegally occupied his land and assaulted his minor daughter. The Additional District and Sessions Judge treated the 156(3) application as a complaint, dismissed it, and ordered a statement …

MURTAZAversusState of U.P. AND 4 OTHERS

The revisionist Murtaza filed a criminal revision under sections 397/401 CrPC against the order of the Additional Sessions Judge (Special Judge POCSO) dated 30‑09‑2024, which dismissed his complaint under section 203 CrPC for non‑appearance. He alleged that the trial court dismissed the complaint …

KUSHVENDRA KUMARversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicant, Kushvendra Kumar, filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash an interim maintenance order of Rs.7,500 per month granted by the Meerut Family Court in a Section 125 Cr.P.C. case. He alleged that the opposite party, his alleged wife, had fabricated a marriage …

SHAILENDRA AND 4 OTHERSversusSTATE OF UP AND ANOTHER

Dismiss other than merit(DD/Non Prosec./Abated)

The applicants, Shailendra and four others, filed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking relief against the State of U.P. and another party. No counsel appeared on behalf of the applicants even after a revised call. Consequently, the High Court dismissed the …

SMT. MAYYA @ PREM KUMARI AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS challenging a Lok Adalat order that rejected a police final report (NCR No. 141/2015) and treated the matter as a criminal complaint, leading to a summoning order dated 28.03.2024. The High Court examined whether a Lok Adalat …

KALLUversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

Dismissed on merits

The applicant, Kallu, alleged that his daughter was assaulted by Nilesh Gupta while traveling and that the police refused to register an FIR. He filed an application under Section 173(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking registration of the case as a complaint under Section 223. The Special …

BABA @ BABURAMversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 7 OTHERS

Dismissed on merits

The complainant, Baba @ Baburam, filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash the order dated 11 September 2025 passed by the Special Judge (SC/ST Act) which set aside a trial court summoning order and remanded the matter for fresh hearing. The trial court had earlier summoned …

SMT. BALAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 7 OTHERS

The applicant, Smt. Bala, filed a criminal complaint (No.641 of 2024) alleging offences under IPC sections 427 and 323 and the trial court summoned two accused based on prima facie evidence. Dissatisfied with the trial court’s order dated 22‑08‑2024, the applicant sought revision before the …

CHINTU @ CHINTU KUMARversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicant, Chintu Kumar, filed an application under Section 528 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash an order dated 03.07.2024 passed by the Additional Principal Judge of the Family Court, Aligarh, which directed him to pay interim maintenance of Rs.4,500 per month to his wife under …

ANAND PRAKASH SINGH @ ANAND SINGH AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF UP AND 2 OTHERS

The petitioners filed a writ petition seeking quash of an FIR dated 20 June 2025 that alleged offences under Sections 115(2), 352 and 351(2) of the Indian Penal Code arising from a matrimonial dispute. The High Court referred the matter to the Mediation Centre, where the parties eventually entered …

RAMESHWAR PANDEY @ TOPI WALAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The revisionist Rameshwar Pandey filed a criminal revision (No. 8972 of 2025) challenging an order dated 25‑09‑2025 of the Judicial Magistrate, Siddharth Nagar, which had allowed an application under section 175(3) of the BNSS to direct the police to register a FIR. The State raised a preliminary …

ASHISH @ CHICHI @ ASHISH KUMARversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

A criminal miscellaneous writ petition (No. 3882 of 2026) was filed by Ashish @ Chichi @ Ashish Kumar against the State of U.P. and two others. The petitioner’s counsel, Irshad Ahmad, was listed in the cause list but failed to appear at the hearing, even after a revised call. The respondents, …