'Offence Dangerous For Communal Harmony’: MP HC Denies Bail To Man Who Allegedly Raped Victim By Impersonating Himself As A Hindu

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has recently denied bail to one Hashim, who has been accused of raping a girl belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC) community by impersonating himself as a Hindu. The bench of Justice Anil Verma also said that such offences are increasing day by day and are dangerous for communal harmony in society."Such type of offences are increasing day by day and...

Each Pending Case Is A Debt On Judiciary Which Needs To Be Discharged: Madhya Pradesh High Court CJ Ravi Malimath

Delivering his Republic Day speech on Thursday, Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court Justice Ravi Malimath spoke about the implementation and tremendous success of ’25 Debt’, a scheme launched in October 2021 to tackle the issue of old cases which were pending for many years but were were not being taken up or adjudicated.“Older cases were being shelved while other cases were...

'Malicious Prosecution': Madhya Pradesh High Court Quashes Rape FIR Against An Indian Railway Officer

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday quashed an FIR registered against the then Additional Divisional Railway Manager, Bhopal Gaurav Singh for raping a clerk working under him calling it a case of 'malicious prosection' and an 'abuse of process of law'.Having analyzed the records of the case, the bench of Justice Sanjay Dwivedi noted that the victim in the case had put up a false...

Ind vs. NZ ODI Match| 'PIL Based On News Report Not Maintainable': MP High Court Junks Plea Alleging Illegality In Sale Of Tickets

The Madhya Pradesh High Court (Indore Bench) last week dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed before it alleging that illegality and fraud has been committed in the sale of tickets for the 3rd ODI Cricket Match between India and New Zealand to be played on January 24 in Indore.Observing that a PIL on the basis of newspaper reporting is not maintainable, a Bench comprising...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Pays Homage To District Judges Who Passed Away Last Year

The Full Court of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday paid homage to the Judges of the District Judiciary who passed away in the previous calendar year. During the reference, sitting and retired judges, who departed last year, were remembered.This is the first time in the history of Indian Judiciary that this type of reference event was organised to pay homage to the services...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Posting Letters Containing Dergotaory Words Against Jain Munis

The Madhya Pradesh High Court last week denied bail to a man (Surendra Kumar Jain) accused of posting typed letters against Jain munis and sages using derogatory and abusive language and thereby hurting the sentiments of the Jain community.The bench of Justice Nandita Dubey was of the opinion that at this stage, when the investigation is still pending, it is not a fit case for grant of...

'Kill Modi' Remark| 'Public Leader Should Be Vigilant In Using Words In Speech': MP High Court Denies Bail To Congress Leader

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday denied bail to State Congress leader Raja Pateria in a case over his alleged remark asking people to be prepared to 'Kill' Prime Minister Narendra Modi to save the Constitution and the future of minorities and Dalits.The Court observed that it is not expected from the public leader to use foul language disparaging the image of leaders of a high-up...

Provision U/S 361 CrPC Mandatory; Trial Court To Record Reasons For Not Releasing Convict On Probation: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Gwalior Bench has reiterated that the provision under Section 361 CrPC is mandatory and that the trial court ought to record its reasons in writing as to why it would not be advisable to grant the benefit of probation to convict who is otherwise eligible for the same. The bench comprising Justice Deepak Kumar Agarwal observed- Provisions of Section 361...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Grants Bail To Accused In FIR Against Facebook Post On 'Burning Manusmriti'

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior Bench, recently granted bail to a man accused of hurting religious sentiments by posting “objectionable” material on social media. The accused was arrested in a case registered under Sections 153-A, 295A, 505(2) IPC. He was in judicial custody since December 24, 2022. As per the prosecution story, he had uploaded two posts on Facebook...