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Supreme Courts Direction To Keep Sedition Charge In Abeyance Doesnt Bar Continuation Of Trial On Other IPC, UAPA Offences: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the Supreme Court judgment in S.G. Vombatkere Vs Union of India [W.P.(Civil) 682/2021], which kept charges under Section 124A of the IPC in abeyance pending the case, does not confer blanket immunity from prosecution for other connected offences under the UAPA or the IPC. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 302]Observing that the framing of charges under...

WhatsApp Messages Naming Accused Before Death Prima Facie Dying Declaration: MP High Court Denies Bail

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has considered the WhatsApp message sent by the deceased to his father before committing suicide, naming the accused men, as prima facie dying declaration. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 304]The bench of Justice Jai Kumar Pillai upheld the Trial Court's order denying bail to three men accused of abetting the suicide of a man belonging to the Scheduled Caste "A critical piece...

Convict Already In Judicial Custody Need Not Formally Surrender Again After Suspension Of Sentence Ends In Another Case: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a convict who is already in judicial custody in another criminal case is not required to formally surrender again after the expiry of a temporary suspension of sentence in an earlier case. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 301] Observing that the law does not insist on "empty or futile formalities", the bench of Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke held that...

Wife Cant Claim Maintenance From Husband She Alleges Is Of Unsound Mind, Unless Shown He Is Capable Of Earning: MP High Court

Upholding a Family Court order rejecting a wife's plea for interim maintenance under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, the Madhya Pradesh High Court observed that a wife cannot ordinarily claim maintenance from a husband whom she herself alleges is of unsound mind, unless it is established that his mental illness does not render him functionally incapable of earning an income. [2026...

HMA | Not Supporting Wife After Her Rape, Remarrying During Subsisting Marriage Constitute Cruelty, Desertion: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, while dismissing a husband's appeal against a decree of divorce, held that his failure to support his wife after she was raped by another person and his subsequent marriage during the subsistence of the first marriage amounted to cruelty and desertion.A Division Bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal and Justice Avanindra Kumar Singh observed:"Therefore, trial Court...

MP High Court Issues Guidelines Against Mechanical Freezing Of Entire Bank Accounts In Cyber Fraud Cases, Cites Right To Trade & Property

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has clarified that freezing of entire bank accounts containing ₹2.5 crores of legitimate funds over a suspected amount of ₹980 requires serious scrutiny and must pass the test of proportionality. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 299]The bench of Justice Himanshu Joshi noted that a balance ought to be maintained between a citizen's right to carry on business under Articles...

One Bar One Vote Dispute: MP High Court Refuses To Quash Provisional Voter List For HC Bar Association Elections

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to quash the provisional voter list for the election of MPHC Bar Association, Jabalpur, holding that the challenge was premature since only a provisional voter list had been published and the Returning Officer was empowered under the bye-laws to consider objections and finalize the voter list. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 296]The decision was passed in a...

Student Suicide: MP High Court Upholds Discharge Of College Chairman, Says Fee Hike, Stipend Disputes Dont Constitute Abetment

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the discharge of the Chairman and the Head of the Anaesthesia Department of a medical college in a case relating to the suicide of a postgraduate medical student, holding that disputes over fee hike, denial of leave, stipend deductions and other administrative issues, without any direct instigation or mens rea, do not constitute the offence of abetment...

Condition Requiring Govt Servant To Stand Surety Effectively Denies Bail: MP High Court Grants Relief To Two Detained Ahead Of NEET Protests

The Madhya Pradesh High Court allowed a habeas corpus petition seeking release of two members of the National Educated Youth Union who were arrested when they filed an application before the Assistant Commissioner of Police for organising a protest in support of students protesting against NEET Paper Leak at Jantar Mantar. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 297]The division bench of Justice Subodh Abhyankar...

Shifting Idols From Dilapidated Temple To Continue Worship Not Misconduct By Priest: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the action of a priest in shifting the idols from a dilapidated temple structure to a nearby functional temple to continue uninterrupted worship cannot be termed as misconduct or abandonment of duty. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 295]Setting aside the removal of the priest of Temple Radha Gopalji Shri Ram Jankiji in Shivpuri District, the bench of Justice...