The Allahabad High Court, while dismissing a criminal revision petition, has issued a significant directive to the entire district judiciary of Uttar Pradesh, cautioning against the use of abusive and inappropriate language in judicial orders and the recording of witness statements. Justice Harvir Singh upheld a trial court’s order dismissing a criminal complaint due to a lack of coherent evidence but took strong exception to the “filthy languages and abusive words” found in the lower court’s records.

The Court was hearing a criminal revision filed by Smt. Santreepa Devi against an order dated August 7, 2024, passed by the Special Judge (SC/ST) Act, Varanasi. The Special Judge had dismissed her complaint under Section 203 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.) on the grounds of “no

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