Madhya Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: August 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 170 to 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 180Nominal Index:Nain Singh Dhurve v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 170Capri Global Housing Finance Ltd. v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 171Tanishq Patel v NHAI 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 172H v W 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 173Saurabh Nath Sharma v State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 174A v B 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 175Laxmikant v State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 176Jitendra Jani v Bhumi Jani 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 177N v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 178 Aarav Singh v Union of India 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 179DK v State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 180 Final Orders/JudgmentsMP High Court Slams Police For 'Implanting False Witness' To Complete Murder Probe, Directs DGP To Issue Guidelines For Proper InvestigationCase Title: Nain Singh Dhurve v State of MPCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 170Setting aside the conviction of two men in a 2021 murder case, the Madhya Pradesh High Court remarked that the police officials had implanted a false witness "in their zeal to complete the investigation without maintaining the integrity of investigation".Remarking on the "dishonest" status of investigation in the State, the court directed MP's Director General of Police to issue appropriate guidelines for proper investigation. It further directed the DGP to lodge a departmental enquiry against the concerned I.O. and other Police Personnel involved in the present case.DM Can Re-Execute Possession Orders U/S 14 Of SARFAESI Act After Illegal Re-Entry By Borrower: MP High CourtCase Name: Capri Global Housing Finance Ltd. v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors.Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 171A division bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court, comprising Justice Anand Pathak and Justice Hirdesh, has allowed an appeal and upheld that a district magistrate can re-execute possession orders u/s 14 of the SARFAESI Act after illegal re-entry by the borrower. The Court directed the respondent authorities to provide necessary assistance to the petitioner to dispossess the borrower from the mortgaged property.Indore-Dewas Highway Jam | MP High Court Directs NHAI To Submit Report On Construction & Maintenance Of Service RoadCase Title: Tanishq Patel v NHAI (W.P. No. 23845 of 2023)Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 172The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to monitor the construction and maintenance of the service road near Palda Bridge actively.The direction was made in a public interest litigation filed by Advocates seeking directions to fix the road signs, remove the trucks parked on both sides of the Palda Bridge, remove speed breakers, as well as to constitute a committee for maintenance of the aforementioned road. The plea further sought directions against NHAI to take accountability for any accidents that might happen due to the poor maintenance of the National Highways.Ideal Hindu Wife Stays Rooted In Dharma Even If Deserted; Keeps Mangalsutra & Sindoor As Marriage Is Indelible Sacrament: MP High CourtCase Title: H v WCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 173Dismissing a husband's appeal for divorce on the ground of cruelty, the Madhya Pradesh High Court recently praised the wife's conduct as an 'ideal Indian woman' who, despite being deserted for nearly two decades, remained rooted in her dharma as a wife, continued living with her in-laws, and never gave up symbols of her marriage.'How Is Acknowledging Partition Communal?': MP High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Against State BJP ProgramCase Title: Saurabh Nath Sharma v State of Madhya Pradesh (WP 31146 of 2025)Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 174The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL against a July 31 Facebook post published by a BJP leader announcing formation of a committee to organize a program 'Har Ghar Tiranga- Tiranga Yatra Avam Vibhajan Vibhishika Diwas' scheduled for August 15.Husband Merely Saying He Is 'Ready' To Keep Wife With Him, Not Valid Maintenance Offer Under Second Proviso To S.125(3) CrPC: MP High CourtCase Title: A v B (CRR-6279-2024)Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 175The Madhya Pradesh High Court said that husband challenging the maintenance granted to his wife by family court on the ground he is 'ready and willing to keep' her with him, does not constitute a valid offer.Unfortunate That Person Threatening Victim With 'Perverted' Messages Has To Be Charged With Bailable Offences: MP HC Flags Legislative LacunaCase Title: Laxmikant v State of Madhya Pradesh (MCRC-32524-2025)Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 176The Madhya Pradesh High Court, while granting anticipatory bail to a man accused of sending threatening messages to a woman, expressed concerns over the legislative framework that charges the act of sending 'such depraved or perverted messages on social media' under the offences which are bailable in nature.Wife's Occasional Refusal To Have Physical Relations Not Cruelty To Husband Under Hindu Marriage Act: Madhya Pradesh High CourtCase title - JITENDRA JANI ...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: August 2025

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