# Allahabad High Court: State must study crowd behaviour to prevent stampedes 2026-08-09T06:21:57+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Allahabad High Court has ruled that the right to life under Article 21 requires the state to actively prevent stampedes at large religious gatherings. In a case related to Mathura-Vrindavan events, the court said institutionalising the science of crowd behaviour in academia, administration, and policy is a "constitutional imperative." In separate decisions, the court held that a murder conviction cannot be based solely on "last seen together" evidence unless every link in the circumstantial chain is proved. It also ruled that disputed signatures on a photocopy cannot be sent for handwriting examination without producing the original document. ## Coverage - livelaw.in - livelaw.in Tags: court cases, Gujarat High Court, July 2026, legal news, monthly digest, paywall Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/gujarat-high-court-releases-july-2026-monthly-digest/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/gujarat-high-court-releases-july-2026-monthly-digest/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.