Overview

• Justice Harvir Singh dismissed the criminal revision in Santreepa Devi v. State of UP and 06 Others, affirming the lower court’s Section 203 Cr.P.C. dismissal for lack of grounds to proceed.
• The High Court held that the witness statements lacked coherence and were insufficient to make out a case against the opposite parties.
• The Special Judge (SC/ST), Varanasi was criticized for reproducing abusive language in the impugned order and in PW-1’s statement recorded on April 30, 2024.
• All judicial officers in Uttar Pradesh were directed to avoid recording filthy words and to use decorous language in orders and trial recordings.
• The court ordered statewide circulation of its directions, reiterating earlier guidance from the Supreme Court and the Allahabad High Court on dignified judicial language.