Madhya Pradesh High Court
MP High Court Stays Bailable Warrants Issued By MP/MLA Court Against Former CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan & State's BJP President
In a relief to the state's ruling party which is confronted by the upcoming General Elections, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has stayed a special court's order issuing bailable warrants against Former CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan and BJP State President Vishnu Datt Sharma for not furnishing personal undertakings in a criminal defamation case.The single judge bench of Justice Sanjay Dwivedi...
MP High Court Denies Party's Plea To Participate In Ongoing ASI Survey Of Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque Complex
On Thursday, the Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed an interim application filed by one of the petitioners to be physically present during the scientific investigation conducted by the Archaeological Survey of India at the Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque Complex in Dhar District.“Admittedly, in the present petition, the petitioner has not prayed for a direction to the respondent...
[NI Act] MP High Court Refuses Permission To Rectify Incorrect Mention Of Cheque Dates In Complaint, Says It's A Substantial Defect
Madhya Pradesh High Court has iterated that the defect of mentioning incorrect dates of cheque in the complaint cannot be cured since there is no provision in the CrPC to amend the criminal complaint.The single-judge bench of Justice Pranay Verma observed that the defect in the dates of the cheque is a 'substantial infirmity', especially when summons have already been issued to the accused and...
Counsel Owe Duty To Argue Responsibly & Not For The Gallery, Can't Treat Court As Playground: MP High Court Imposes ₹1.5 Lakhs Cost
Imposing an exemplary cost of Rs 1.5 lakh on all parties in a Section 482 Cr. P.C Petition, the Madhya Pradesh High Court highlighted that advocates appearing for the parties owed a duty to the court to 'argue responsibly'.The single-judge bench of Justice Subodh Abhyankar reprimanded the counsel for the petitioner and objectors for arguing the entire disputed facts in a plea for quashing...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Denies Bail To Woman Accused Of Extortion For Filing False Rape Cases Against Multiple Persons
Observing that there are direct allegations against the accused, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused the grant of bail in a case registered against a woman for extortion.The single-judge bench of Justice Maninder S. Bhatti held that the case diary revealed clear allegations of extortion including the complainant being threatened by the accused to give the latter a sum of...
Mother-In-Law Objecting To Household Works Of Daughter-In-Law Doesn't Constitute Cruelty U/S 498-A IPC: Madhya Pradesh High Court
In a recent ruling, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has said that the mere act of a mother-in-law objecting to the household work of her daughter-in-law does not constitute cruelty under Section 498-A IPC."If the daughter-in-law gets mental harassment on account of certain objections raised by her mother-in-law in the household works, then it can be said that the daughter-in-law may...
Wife Going Shopping With Others, Compelling Husband To Do Household Chores Not 'Abetment Of Suicide': Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently held that the wife's act of not preparing the food in time, compelling the husband to do household chores and going to the market along with other persons for shopping purposes does not attract the offence of abetment of suicide. While setting aside an order of the Sessions Judge, Umaria framing charge under Section 306 IPC against the wife...
NDPS Act: Madhya Pradesh High Court To Examine Feasibility Of Applying Forensic Botany & Soil Testing To Nab 'Contraband Cultivators'
While hearing a third bail application filed by an accused who is allegedly the cultivator of the seized opium in an NDPS case, Madhya Pradesh High Court has set the ball rolling for studying the feasibility of Forensic Botany in examining the fields where the contraband is suspected to have been cultivated. The single-judge bench of Justice Anand Pathak had earlier noted that a...
Police Officer's Case For Promotion Can't Be Kept In Sealed Cover Citing Pendency Of 28-Yr-Old Criminal Case: Madhya Pradesh High Court
Madhya Pradesh High Court has recently granted relief to a police officer whose case of promotion was held in a sealed cover citing the pendency of an allegedly fabricated criminal case, registered against him 28 years before in Uttar Pradesh.The single judge bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal opined that the government's action which is detrimental to the petitioner officer, Vijay Kumar Punj...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs Accused In Cheating Case To Plant, Nurture Ten Saplings As Condition For Grant Of Anticipatory Bail
In a case where the Branch Managers (Sales) of Bajaj Appliances Private Limited had been implicated as accused, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has listed planting the saplings of ten 'fruit-bearing trees' or 'neem/pipal trees' as one of the conditions for grant of anticipatory bail. The single-judge bench of Justice Anand Pathak also asked the applicants to furnish a personal bond to the tune...
Madhya Pradesh HC Raps IO, SHO For Manipulating Case Diary & Delaying Probe After Rejection Of Closure Report, Directs DGP To File Case Against Them
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has censured police officers of various ranks in Balaghat District for sitting on a case investigation for over 4 years even after the rejection of the closure report by the Chief Judicial Magistrate.“…the Investigating Officer as well as the then SHO, Police Station Kotwali, District Balaghat were out and out to give undue advantage to the accused...
[Lawyers' Strike] Madhya Pradesh High Court Restrains Ten Office Bearers Of Seoni Bar Association From Appearing In Any Courts For One Month
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has barred ten advocates belonging to the Seoni Bar Association from appearing in any courts for one month, pursuant to a submission made by the counsel appearing for the State Bar Council regarding the recent lawyers strike called by them.“In view of the submission made, the aforesaid advocates shall not be permitted to appear in any court for a period of...