Madhya Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: May, 2026

One Dead, Two Served Life Sentence: 14 Years On, MP High Court Acquits Murder Convicts; Orders FIR Against IO For Fabricating Evidence

Fourteen years after their conviction in a murder case, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has acquitted eight persons, noting that the prosecution's case was based on fabricated evidence submitted by the investigating officer.

Meanwhile, one of the convicts died whereas two completed their life sentences and were released.

Case Title: Madhu Yadav v State of Madhya Pradesh [CRA-2011-2012]

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 126

Mere Participation In Seminar On Islamic Literature By Itself Not Ground To Deny Bail Under UAPA: MP High Court Directs Release Of Three

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted bail to three men accused under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, observing that mere participation in a seminar on Islamic Literature does not by itself constitute an offence under UAPA's bail restricting provisions.

Case Title: Sheikh Juned v NIA, CRA-8705-2024

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 127

MP High Court Directs State To Publicise Free Hearse Van Helpline For Dignified Transport Of Deceased

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State Government to ensure wider publicity of its free hearse van service, MP Mukti Vahan Yojna, while disposing of a public interest litigation.

Case Title: Rashid Noor Khan v State of MP [WP-46424-2025]

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 128

MP High Court Denies Bail In Pangolin Trafficking Case, Flags International Poaching Network

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a bail application of a woman accused of being member of an international gang of poachers and traffickers of wild animals like Pangolin.

Case Title: Yangchen Lachungpa v State of Madhya Pradesh, MCRC-18528-2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 129

Compassionate Appointment Can't Be Rejected Mechanically For Non-Disclosure Of 498A IPC Case, Especially After Acquittal: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that rejection of a compassionate appointment claim cannot be automatic or mechanical merely on the ground of non-disclosure of a criminal case, particularly when the applicant was acquitted.

Case Title: Bherugir v State of Madhya Pradesh, W.P. No. 19107/2019

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 130

Property Attachment, Auction Part Of Quasi-Judicial Duties Of Tehsildar; Disciplinary Action Unsustainable Absent Malafide: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has made it clear that attachment and auction of property for recovery of dues are quasi-judicial functions of a Revenue officer (Tehsildar), which cannot be questioned in disciplinary proceedings in the absence of alleged malafide.

Case Title: Virendra Kumar Katare v State of Madhya Pradesh, W.P. No. 189/2020

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 131

Compassionate Appointment Not A Heritable Estate; State's Demand For Succession Certificate Arbitrary: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that compassionate appointment cannot be treated as a heritable estate or property right that devolves by succession, and therefore, the State asking for a succession certificate to process the application for compassionate appointment is arbitrary and invalid.

Case Title: Riteshwan v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP 13968/2023, Anita Wan v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP No. 6223 of 2024,

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 132

Assigning Census Duties To Class-I Officers In Subordination To Junior-Ranked Officers Is 'Severe Administrative Anomaly': MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ordered the cancellation of Census 2026-27 duties assigned to 51 'Class -I' Officers of Ujjain Engineering College, deeming the deployment legally and administratively unsustainable.

Case Title: Dr Savita Maru v Directorate of Census Operations, MP, WP-15363-2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 133

Even If Inquiry Is Vitated, Punishment Can Stand If Misconduct Is Independently Established: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the disciplinary authority's order of compulsory retirement of a Branch Manager working in MP Gramin Bank, despite acknowledging procedural flaws in the disciplinary inquiry conducted against him.

Case Title: Sanjay Bansal v MP Gramin Bank, Writ Petition No. 28612 of 2022

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 134

Restriction On Minority Educational Institutions' Right To Choose Institute Head Violates Article 30(1): MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the right of minority aided educational institutions to choose the head of their institute cannot be restricted, as the same would amount to a violation of Article 30(1) of the Constitution.

Case Title: Chairman v State of Madhya Pradesh, WA. 2405 of 2025, SK Upadhyay v State of Madhya Pradesh, WA.2416 of 2025

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 135

Person Migrating To Another State Can't Carry Scheduled Caste Status Even If Same Caste Is Recognised There: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a person migrating from one State to another does not carry his caste status even if the caste is recognised as a Scheduled Caste in both States, observing that recognition of a particular caste as a Scheduled Caste in a State is based on social, economic, and educational backwardness faced by that caste in the home state.

Case Title: Hemlata Arya v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-7568-2018

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 136

S.361 IPC | Merely Accompanying Minor Who Left Home Voluntarily Not Kidnapping From Lawful Guardianship: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has clarified that an adult merely accompanying a minor who has left home voluntarily of their own accord would not constitute the offence of kidnapping from lawful guardianship.

Case Title: Ravi Das Gupta v State of Madhya Pradesh, CRA-2321-2013

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 137

Plea Against Double Jeopardy Can't Be Rejected On Ground Of Delay: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the applications invoking the doctrine of double jeopardy cannot be rejected merely on grounds of delay or the need to lead evidence, emphasizing that protection from double jeopardy is a constitutional and fundamental right and can be invoked at any time during the trial.

Case Title: Harsh v State of Madhya Pradesh, Misc Criminal Case No. 7919 of 2011

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 138

Mere Call Detail Records Can't Establish Criminal Conspiracy Without Proof Of Conversation Contents: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, while quashing criminal proceedings against a constable of the crime branch for criminal conspiracy, observed that in the absence of contents of communication, the mere existence of calls without substantive content demonstrating prior meeting of minds cannot by itself constitute criminal conspiracy under Section 61(2) of BNS.

Case Title: Pramod Kumar Soni v State of Madhya Pradesh, MCRC-12943-2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 139

Sharing Urdu Poetry Without Commentary Or Incitement Doesn't Promote Enmity Between Religious Groups: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed an FIR against a government school teacher for sharing an Urdu poem on WhatsApp status, observing that the act of sharing the poem without any additional commentary or any intention to incite would not constitute the offence under Section 353(2) of BNS for promoting enmity or public mischief.

Case Title: Faizan Ansari v State of Madhya Pradesh, MCRC-14833-2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 140

MP High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Under Anti-Conversion Law, Says Minor's Statement Prima Facie Implicates Accused

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a petition seeking the quashment of criminal proceedings against one Hemraj Tailor for allegedly forcing a family to convert to Islam under Sections 3 and 5 of the MP Freedom of Religion Act and Section 506 IPC.

Case Title: Hemraj Tailor v State of Madhya Pradesh, MCRC-18258-2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 141

"Vindictive": MP High Court Quashes Suspension Of Cop Who Raided IAS Officer's Farmhouse Over Gambling Allegations

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed the suspension of a police officer who raided a farmhouse allegedly involved in an illegal gambling racket, later found to belong to a serving IAS officer, observing that the suspension was arbitrary and vindictive rather than based on administrative exigency.

Case Title: Lokendera Singh Hihore v State of Madhya Pradesh, W.P. No. 10092/2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 142

Ceiling On Agricultural Holdings Act | MP High Court Directs Authority To Decide 14-Yr-Old Case, Says Pendency Defeats Purpose Of Remand

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Settlement Commissioner to expedite the resolution of a 14-year-old case concerning the determination of agricultural ceiling limits under the MP Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings Act, 1960.

Case Title: Smt Jyotsana Raja Angre v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-15776-2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 143

Where Statue Does Not Provide Express Bar, Delay Can Be Condoned By Taking Aid Of Limitation Act: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that where a statue does not expressly bar condonation of delay, the authorities can take aid of the provisions of Limitation Act to condone delay in filing application, appeal, revision or availing statutoey remedy.

Case Title: M/s Betul Town v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-14843-2014

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 144

Multiple FIRs Alone Not Enough To Invoke 'Organised Crime' Charge Under BNS: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has said mutiple cases against a person are alone not sufficient to invoke charge of organised crime under Section 111(4) BNS, as there "certain basic parameters" which have to be met before the offence can be invoked.

Case Title: Hiralal v State of Madhya Pradesh, CRR-3881-2025

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 145

Private Counsel Assisting Prosecution In Criminal Trial Can't Make Oral Arguments Or Conduct Cross Examination: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the counsel of a private person assisting the public prosecutor is permitted to submit written arguments but is restricted from making oral arguments or cross-examining the witnesses.

Case Title: Vijay Sharma v State of Madhya Pradesh, CRR-1874-2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 146

MP High Court Quashes Waqf Board Order Expanding Waqf Land, Says Chairman Alone Lacked Jurisdiction Without Board Approval

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed the order of the Waqf Board expanding land under Section 41 of the Waqf Act, noting that the Chairman alone lacked jurisdiction to pass an order to such effect without the approval of the members of the Board.

Case Title: Smt Khalida Bee v MP Wakf Boards, WP-5788-2012

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 147

Public Shaming Of Accused Violates Article 21: MP High Court Orders Inquiry Into Alleged 'Deliberate And Malicious' Parading By Cops

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Raisen's Superintendent of Police to conduct a preliminary enquiry into allegations that police personnel 'deliberately and maliciously' subjected the petitioner and other co-accused persons to a public parade.

Case Title: Sangram Singh Rajpoot v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-29793-2018

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 148

MP High Court Accepts Apology Of Lawyer Who Said Only Clients Of Senior Advocates Get Bail; Issues Caution

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has cautioned an Advocate who had claimed that the court only grants bail to accused persons represented by Senior Advocates and not Junior Advocates, while accepting his apology.

Case Title: Jagdish Varkade v State of Madhya Pradesh, MCRC-14288-2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 149

Access To Potable Water Is Part Of Article 21, State Can't Evade Responsibility: MP High Court Directs Pipeline Connectivity For Gwalior Colony

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the State authorities cannot avoid their obligation to provide basic civic amenities by shifting the burden among themselves, especially in matters concerning access to potable drinking water which is an integral part of the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution.

Case Title: Bharat Enterprises v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-25002-2025

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 150

Govt Employee Entitled To Seek Own ACR Under RTI, State Cannot Deny Information On Privacy Grounds: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that an employee is entitled to seek copies of their own Annual Confidential Reports under the Right to Information Act, if no other alternative remedy is left and the State cannot deny such information by invoking the privacy exemption under the Act.

Case Title: State of Madhya Pradesh v Chief Information Commissioner, WP-10464-2010

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 151

Blackbucks Death Case | Habeas Corpus Plea Not Maintainable After Bail Rejection: MP High Court Reiterates

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by a man alleging illegal detention in the case concerning the death of two Blackbucks, holding that such a plea is not maintainable when the petitioner's bail application was already rejected by this court.

Case Title: Sabha Antulay v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-15777-2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 152

MP High Court Slams Police For 'Casual Investigation' In Road Accident Which Claimed 5 Lives, Grants Bail To Driver For Lack Of Evidence

The Madhya Pradesh High Court granted bail to a man accused of driving a vehicle which claimed the lives of 5 labourers and injured 11 at a construction site, observing that the investigation was carried out in a "casual manner" and that no direct incriminating material prima facie implicated the man.

Case Title: Lakhan Soni v State of Madhya Pradesh, MCRC-8566-2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 153

MP High Court Orders Probe Into Coal India Rehabilitation Jobs Allegedly Secured Through 'Marriage' With Landowners' Daughters

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ordered an inquiry into appointments secured under the land acquisition rehabilitation scheme of South Eastern Coalfields Limited (subsidiary of Coal India), noting that certain individuals have allegedly secured employment by marrying daughters of tribal landowners (who were entitled to jobs in lieu of acquisition) and later abandoned the marriage after securing employment.

Case Title: Lalman Singh v South Eastern Coalfields Limited, WP-7027-2008

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 154

Disputes Over Financial Settlements, Plot Transfers Are Matters For Civil Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Quashes FIR

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed an FIR for cheating and criminal breach of trust, observing that disputes arising out of commercial transactions, including financial settlements and plot transfers, are matters that should be adjudicated in a civil court.

Case Title: Pankaj Saraf v State of Madhya Pradesh, MCRC-4819-2025

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 155

Elderly Parents Can't Be Casually Restrained From Alienating Property; Children Must Show Prima Facie Coparcenary Rights: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that children cannot casually approach courts to prevent their aged parents from enjoying or dealing with their property.

It thus affirmed an Appellate Court order, declaring two out of four properties of a father as coparcenary and vacating the injunction restraining his right to deal with or alienate the properties.

Case Title: Mukesh Kumar Kewat v Gaya Prasad Kewat, MP No 2688 of 2026 and Jai Kumar Kewat v Gaya Prasad Kewat, MP No 2744 of 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 156

'Frivolous, Vexatious': MP High Court Rejects Muslim Man's Plea Seeking Validation Of Triple Talaq Pronounced To Wife

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a Muslim man's plea seeking a declaration of divorce through Triple Talaq pronounced to his wife.

The bench of Justice Vivek Jain observed that the plea was a 'vexatious and frivolous' inasmuch as no such declaration can be granted as per the law.

Case Title: Smt Rubina Kavi v Rizvan Ali, CR-773-2024, Smt Rubina Quavi v Rizvan Ali, Misc Petition 5464 of 2024

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 157

MP High Court Declares Bhojshala Site As Temple, Quashes ASI Circular Allowing Muslims To Offer Namaz

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has declared that the disputed historical site at Bhojshala is a Temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati.

Case Title: Hindu Front For Justice v Union of India WP 10497/2022, Antar Singh WP/6514/2013, Maulana Kamaluddin Welfare Society WP/28334/2019, Kuldeep Tiwari WP/10484/2022 and Qazi Zakullah WA/559/2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 158

Bhojshala Case: MP High Court Rejects Arguments Claiming Disputed Site Is Jain Temple

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the disputed historical site at Bhojshala is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, while rejecting the arguments of the petitioners belonging to the Jain Community claiming the site to be a Jain Temple.

MP High Court Exempts Defence, Security Infrastructure Projects From Prior Permission For Cutting Trees

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that its previous order banning the cutting of trees without prior permission will not be applicable in respect to categories of land, specifically exempted under Section 1A of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, in a petition filed by the Indian Army.

Case Title: Neeraj Garg v Union of India, WP No. 17144 of 2024, WP/26400/2025, WP/42565/2025, WP/46813/2025, WP/3885/2026, WP/26400/2025, WP/42565/2025, WP/46813/2025, WP/3885/2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 160

MP High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Journalist For Allegedly Extorting Money From Doctor

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed the petition of a journalist seeking to quash the FIR concerning extortion allegations levelled by a private allopathy doctor, observing that the investigation was at a nascent stage and the journalist's prior criminal record makes quashing the proceedings premature or improper.

Case Title: Shashikant Jatav v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-34590-2025

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 161

Borrowing Department Can Repatriate Deputationist On Grounds Of Unsuitability Without Conducting Full Departmental Probe: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, while dismissing the petition of a government employee challenging premature repatriation to his parent department, observed that repatriation of a government employee to their parent department based on mere satisfaction of the competent authority is valid.

Case Title: But Singh Bhanwar v State of Madhya Pradesh, W.P. No.1494/2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 162

Termination Of Employee On Allegation Of Disobedience Without Departmental Inquiry Legally Impermissible: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that terminating the services of an employee over allegations of disobedience or indiscipline without permitting him to adduce evidence in a properly constituted inquiry is legally impermissible, making such termination unsustainable.

Case Title: Akhilesh Nimawat v State of Madhya Pradesh, W.P. No.9914/2022

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 163

Govt Cannot Interfere In Management Of Private Temples: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has made it clear that the government cannot interfere in the management of a private temple.

It has thus directed all District Collectors to first examine the status of a temple, whether they are public or private, before imposing a Scheme of management on them.

Case Title: Rajendra Prasad Sharma v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-9139-2011

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 164

MP High Court Awards ₹10 Lakh Compensation To Businessman Detained For 57 Days Over Spices Mistaken For Narcotics

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State to pay ₹10 Lakh in compensation to a businessman who was detained for 57 days after airport security equipment mistakenly identified his packets of branded Aamchur and Garam Masala powders as containing heroin and MDEA.

Case Title: Ajay Singh v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-17529-2011

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 165

Calling Judge Biased Because Order Didn't Reflect Certain Arguments Of Party Unjustified: MP High Court Rejects Transfer Plea

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed an application seeking transfer of a petition to another court over apprehensions of judicial bias, observing that merely because a judicial order does not reflect or discuss certain arguments advanced by the party, it cannot be inferred that the presiding judge was biased or acted unfairly.

Case Title: Thaneshwar Gole v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-5303-2020

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 166

MP High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Journalist Accused Of Extorting Money By Threatening 'Fake News' Reports

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to quash an FIR lodged against a journalist accused of extorting money by allegedly threatening the Umri Toll Plaza administration with publication of fake news reports.

Case Title: Amarkant Singh Chouhan v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-34586-2025

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 167

Madhya Pradesh High Court Refuses To Reinstate Guest Faculty Accused Of Sending Objectionable Messages To Girl Student

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the termination of a guest faculty member of Government Women's Polytechnic College, who was removed from service for sending inappropriate messages to a female student and pressuring her to communicate.

Case Title: Azam Sher Khan v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-27685-2025

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 168

National Emblem Being Removed For Construction Work Must Be Reinstalled With Honour And Dignity: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Municipal Corporation, Betul to ensure that the National Emblem removed from Itwari Bazar crossing during construction work is reinstalled with “proper respect and dignity.”

Case Title: Raman Gothi v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-14443-2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 169

MP High Court Closes PILs On Bargi Dam Boat Capsize After Constitution Of Judicial Inquiry Commission

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has closed a batch of PILs concerning a passenger boat capsize at Bargi Dam on Narmada river in Jabalpur, following State's submission that a Judicial Inquiry Commission headed by a former high court judge has been constituted to probe the incident.

Case Title: Kamal Kumar Rathi v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-16479 of 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 170

Twisha Sharma Dowry Death Case: Husband Withdraws Anticipatory Bail Plea From MP HC; Seeks To Surrender Before Trial Court

Twisha Sharma's husband, Samarth Singh, who has been booked in an alleged case of dowry death, withdrew his anticipatory bail plea from the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday (May 22).

Case Title: Samarth Singh v State of Madhya Pradesh, MCRC 24352 of 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 171

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).

Case Title: Dr Sajan Kurien Mathew v State of Madhya Pradesh, Writ Petition no 1662 of 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 172

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.

Case Title: Suresh Prasad Khare v State of Madhya Pradesh, CRR No. 5561 of 2025

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 173

Gratuity Can't Be Automatically Forfeited On Employee's Dismissal Unless Conditions Under Payment Of Gratuity Act Are Met: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that mere dismissal from service itself cannot result in automatic forfeiture of gratuity until statutory conditions under the Act are satisfied.

The court further dismissed an appeal filed by Central MP Gramin Bank challenging the Single Judge's order directing payment of gratuity to the widow of a deceased employee who was terminated on allegations of misappropriation.

Case Title: Central MP Gramin Bank v Babita Mor, Writ Appeal 3160-2025

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 174

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.

Case Title: X v State of Madhya Pradesh, W.P. No. 14252/2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 175

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'.

Case Title: Santosh Agrawal v MP Madhya Kshetra Vidhut Vitran, WP-1507-2021

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 176

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 under restraint subject to further orders by the investigating agency.

Case Title: Anuj Kumar Sharma v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-9453-2021

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 177

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.

Case Title: Laxmikant Sonu v Smt Radha, MCRC-18044-2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 178

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.

Case Title: Smt Jyoti Shrivastav v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-1666-2022

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 179

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.

Case Title: Sumer Singh v Renu Garg, C.R.No. 175/2024

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 180

Twisha Sharma Dowry Death Case | MP High Court Quashes Anticipatory Bail Granted To Mother-In-Law Giribala Singh

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Wednesday (May 27), quashed the anticipatory bail granted to retired judge Giribala Singh by the Trial Court in her daughter-in-law Twisha Sharma's alleged dowry death case.

Case Title: State v Giribala Singh, MCRC 24475 of 2026, Navnidhi Sharma v State of MP, MCRC 24405 of 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 181

MP High Court Declines To Quash FIR Against Preschool Director Booked For Violating Order To Disclose Book Prices, Sellers On Website

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to quash an FIR registered against the Director of Kangaroo Kids International Preschool, accused of disobeying a Collector's orders to disclose details of preschool books, their prices and particulars of sellers to ensure transparency and curb the arbitrary sale of educational material.

Case Title: Kangaroo Kids International Pre School v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-13805-2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 182

S.223 BNSS | Opportunity Of Hearing To Accused Does Not Mean They Must Be Given Entire Evidence Prior To Cognizance: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that while proviso to S.223 BNSS prescribes procedure followed by Magistrate before taking cognizance mandating accused be given an opportunity of hearing, however such an opportunity does not automatically translate into an obligation to furnish the entire evidence to the accused at threshold.

Case Title: Vinay Pratap Singh v Pushpendra Singh, MCRC-17776-2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 183

Revenue Authorities Can't Decide Title Disputes In Partition Proceedings: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that revenue authorities exercising powers under Section 178 of the MP Land Revenue Code cannot adjudicate disputed questions of title, and any person claiming to be a Bhumiswami without being recorded as such in revenue records must seek a declaration from a competent civil court.

Case Title: Shiv Kumar Vaishya v Shubhkaran Vaishya, WP-504-2013

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 184

Govt Employees Can't Be Victimised Through Transfer Or Attachment Orders: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has set aside the transfer order of a Gram Rojgarsahayak, observing that a government employee cannot be victimised through attachments or punitive transfers, and if the government wants to transfer the employee on administrative grounds, the best option is through a transfer policy.

Case Title: Ashok Singh v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-18968-2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 185

MP High Court Flags 'Lack Of Coordination' Between Police, Prosecution; Says If IO Can't Be Served Summons, Status Of Other Witnesses Imaginable

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has flagged a 'total lack of coordination' between the police department and the prosecution after observing that, in a murder case the testimony of a Sub-Inspector could not be recorded because of failure to serve summons to him.

Case Title: Prem Singh v State of MP, CRA-3722-2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 186

Father Can't Discriminate Between Educational Expenses Of Son And Daughter: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, while allowing a minor daughter's plea for enhancement of maintenance, observed that the father could not be permitted to discriminate between the educational expenses of the son and the daughter.

Case Title: Madhu v Hemendra Kumar, CRR-4655-2025

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 187