MP High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To 'Journalists' Accused Of Assaulting, Using Casteist Remarks Against Teacher

The Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld a trial court order denying anticipatory bail to two men stated to be journalists booked for assaulting and using casteist remarks against a scheduled caste school teacher. The court also said that the news article which was published in relation to the teacher described her as a 'Chindi Chor' meaning petty thief and thus the intention to insult...

Injuring Vital Body Part Without Intention Not Attempt To Murder: MP High Court Upholds Acquittal Of Accused Who Hit Neighbour's Head

The Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld a trial court order acquitting two men accused of 'attempt to murder' by hitting the heads of complainants with a wooden log, holding that merely inflicting injury on a vital body part without intention to kill does not attract IPC Section 307. The bench of Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Jai Kumar Pillai observed;"There was no previous enmity between...

MP High Court Denies Bail To Lawyer Accused Of Raping, Trafficking Minor Girl Citing Specific Allegations Needing Detailed Probe

The Madhya Pradesh High Court refused to grant bail to an advocate practising in the District Court accused of raping and dragging minor girl into trafficking, who had named the accused after she recollected it later during court proceedings, observing that there were specific allegations levelled against the accused. The bench of Justice Vishal Mishra observed that as per the record, "during...

'Effort To Harass': MP High Court Upholds Refusal Of Sanction To Prosecute Health Officials Who Searched Ayurvedic Doctor's Clinic

The Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed an appeal of a BAMS doctor challenging the State Government's refusal to grant sanction to prosecute the inspection team that searched his clinic in Ujjain, observing that the complaint was nothing but an effort to harass the inspection team who were discharging their duties. The Division bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Pavan...

MP High Court Orders State To Compensate Widow Of Govt Employee Tasked With Arranging Buses For Migrant Labourers During Pandemic

The Madhya Pradesh High Court directed release of compensation under Mukhyamantri Covid-19 Yoddha Kalyan Yojana to the widow of government department official, ruling that the only requirement under the scheme was that the death must occur while serving during Covid-19 pandemic which was fulfilled in this case. The court noted that the deceased was tasked with assigning ambulances and...

Absence From Duty Not Always Misconduct: MP High Court Quashes Penalty Of Head Constable For Going On 99-Day Leave Due To Illness

The Madhya Pradesh High Court set aside punishment imposed on a head constable whose one increment was withheld indefinitely for alleged unauthorized leave for 99 days due to his own and his father's illness which it said was not considered by the authorities.The court also reiterated that remaining absent from duty may not a misconduct in itself unless it is intentional. Justice Ashish...

MP High Court Grants Bail To Four Accused Of Abetting Borrower's Suicide Despite Video Note Naming Them

The Madhya Pradesh High Court granted anticipatory bail to 3 persons and regular bail to one, accused of abetting suicide of a borrower despite the latter's video suicide note alleging that they had threatened the deceased to pay more towards interest despite payment of principal amount. The court granted relief citing disputed facts, lack of criminal antecedents and observing that the...

Habeas Corpus Maintainable In Illegal Detention Of Child By Parent, Can't Be Used To Enforce Foreign Court's Order: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the extraordinary power of the writ of Habeas Corpus can be availed in exceptional circumstances where the detention of a child by a parent or other person is found to be illegal but it cannot be used for mere enforcement of a foreign court's order. The petitioner father, approached the court alleging that his wife unlawfully and wrongfully...

'Election Petition Takes 5 Yrs Only When Ruling Party Involved': MP High Court On State's Alleged Refusal To Send Info On Minister To ECI

In a petition alleging State's inaction in providing information to Election Commission on a complaint claiming suppression of properties by a sitting state minister in his 2023 election nominations, the Madhya Pradesh High Court orally cautioned the State against justifying delay by claiming that election petitions usually take 5 years to be decided. The court orally remarked that...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Round Up: September 22 - September 28, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 194 to 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 199Nominal IndexM/s Aaratrika Traders v the State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 194LSB v SK 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 195Ku Alka Singh v State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 196M/s Hindustan Unilever Ltd. v. Commercial Taxes Department 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 197Sangita v State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 198Ashok Kumar Tripathi v...

'Social Media Intoxication' Among Police : MP High Court Says Use Of Mobile/Social Media By Police Guards On Duty Must Be Curbed

In a police personnel's plea against compulsory retirement given for sleeping under influence while on guard duty, the Madhya Pradesh High Court flagged growing mobile/social media 'intoxication' among the 'uniform clad departments' suggesting that presence of police personnel on social media be checked while they are on duty. The bench of Justice Anand Pathak and Justice Pushpendra...

'Wholly Impermissible In Democracy': MP High Court Directs State To Ensure That Sonam Raghuwanshi's Effigy Is Not Burnt On Dusshera

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Friday (September 26), directed the State Authorities to ensure that any person or any organization does not burn an effigy of Sonam Raghuwanshi, accused of murdering her husband during their honeymoon in Meghalaya, on Dusshera/Vijaydashmi in place of Ravana. Remarking that such an act is wholly impermissible Justice Pranay Verma, said:"From the pamphlet and...