Allahabad High Court

Allahabad HC reaffirms that streedhan absolute property India remains solely with the wife, limiting criminal liability in matrimonial disputes.

Allahabad HC refers a crucial question on anticipatory bail after summons India to a larger bench, potentially reshaping bail jurisprudence.

Summary of Ratnank Mishra v. Allahabad High Court (19 Dec 2025): Court held that High Court regularisation of ad-hoc staff must respect Article 14 — identical appointees cannot be denied parity; reinstatement and regularisation granted under Article 142.

The Allahabad High Court held that distributing Bible copies and preaching Christian doctrine do not constitute offences under the UP anti-conversion law without proof of coercion. The Court criticised the police for acting in haste and registering an FIR despite no identified victim or allegation of actual conversion.