Madhya Pradesh High Court
Twisha Sharma Dowry Death: MP High Court Reserves Verdict On Pleas Against Giribala Singh's Anticipatory Bail, Allows Impleadment Of CBI
Update - Twisha Sharma Dowry Death Case | MP High Court Quashes Anticipatory Bail Granted To Mother-In-Law Giribala SinghThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has reserved it's verdict in pleas by the State and parents of Twisha Sharma, challenging the grant of anticipatory bail to Twisha's mother-in-law Giribala Singh in her alleged dowry death case.A single-judge Bench of Justice Devnarayan...
MP High Court Revives Sheopur Municipal President Election Petition, Slams State For Taking Contradictory Stand On Gazette Notification
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has restored an election petition challenging the election of the President of the Sheopur Municipal Council and strongly criticised the State Government and the elected President for taking contradictory legal stands and delaying the proceedings. The bench of Justice Ashish Shroti set aside the order of the First District Judge, which had earlier dismissed...
Excluding Divorced Daughter From Family Pension Violates Article 14: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a divorced daughter cannot be excluded from the definition of family under the MP Civil Services Pension Rules, 1976 and therefore denying family pension benefits to them would amount to discrimination and violate Article 14 of the Constitution of India. The bench of Justice Vishal Dhagat held, "if divorce daughters are not included within definition...
S.125 CrPC | Husband's Detention For Failure To Pay Maintenance Can't Become Indefinite Punitive Imprisonment: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that imprisonment in maintenance execution proceedings is merely a coercive mechanism intended to secure compliance and cannot be converted into indefinite punitive detention. The bench of Justice Himanshu Joshi ordered the release of a labourer who had remained incarcerated since October 2025 for non-payment of maintenance arrears to his wife and...
Freezing Entire Salary Account Over Suspicious Transactions Violates Right To Livelihood: MP High Court Grants Relief To Armed Force Personnel
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a serving Special Armed Force Personnel cannot be denied access to his legitimate salary merely because certain transactions in his bank account are under inquiry. Therefore, the bench directed the Bank to permit operation of the petitioner's salary account, except to the extent of the suspicious/disputed transactions, which may continue to remain...
Lawyer Running Office From Residence Can't Be Charged Electricity At Commercial Rates: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that an advocate operating his office from his residential premises cannot be subjected to a commercial electricity tariff, observing that the legal profession does not amount to a 'commercial activity'. The bench of Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke observed; "...although the office of Advocate cannot be said to be a commercial activity, provided, the same...
Interfaith Couples Must Show Clear Proof Of Threat To Seek Continuous Police Protection, General Apprehensions Not Enough: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed an inter-faith couple's petition seeking round-the-clock (24-hour) police protection including specialized security during night hours, observing that every plea for continuous police protection must demonstrate clear proof of threat rather than general apprehensions or isolated incidents. The petitioners had specifically sought quashing or...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: May 18 - May 24, 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 161 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 173Nominal IndexShashikant Jatav v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 161But Singh Bhanwar v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 162Akhilesh Nimawat v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 163Rajendra Prasad Sharma v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 164Ajay Singh v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw...
Twisha Sharma Dowry Death Case: MP High Court To Hear Mother-In-Law Giribala Singh In Pleas Challenging Her Anticipatory Bail
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (May 25) sought response of Twisha Sharma's mother-in-law Giribala Singh in pleas challenging grant of anticipatory bail to her in an alleged dowry death case. A single-judge Bench of Justice Devnarayan Mishra heard Senior Advocate Siddharth Luthra appearing along with Advocate Anurag Shrivastav for the victim's parents, seeking urgent consideration of...
BCI Rules Do Not Prohibit Advocate-Accused From Representing Co-Accused: MP High Court Quashes Cheating Case
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed criminal proceedings initiated against an advocate who had appeared on behalf of his son in a criminal matter in which both were arrayed as accused, holding that the Bar Council of India Rules do not prohibit a co-accused advocate from representing another accused. The division bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf...
POSH Complaints Can't Be Probed By Parallel Inquiry Authority Outside ICC/LCC Mechanism: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the complaints under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) Act, 2013, cannot be investigated or adjudicated by any parallel authority outside the framework of the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) or Local Complaints Committee (LCC). The bench of Justice Ashish Shroti emphasized that allowing such a parallel authority would undermine...