Madhya Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: October 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 204 to 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 231Nominal Index YK v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 204Himanshu Sarwan v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 205Mukesh Kumawat v The State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 206X v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 207Adesh Parihar v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 208Savita Yadav v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 209Manoj Kumar Ahuja v Gurmej Singh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 210Sandeep Singh Parihar v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 211Ashish Jain v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 212Rohit Pathak v Bar Council of India 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 213Babita Mor v Central Madhya Pradesh Gramin Bank 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 214M/s APS Enterprises v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 215X v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 216Ramesh Singh v State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 217Mohammed Taiyab v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 218X v Y 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 219Prosecutrix X v State P 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 220Public Works Department v Panna 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 221Shivram Chaudhary v Verendra Kumar Mishra 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 222Smt Saroj v Rajendra Prasad Patel 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 223V v SS 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 224Rambhuvan Gautam v State 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 225Karan Vinagya v State 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 226Govind Through Legal Representative v Sayarbai and others 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 227 MK v MA 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 228Elora Tobacco Company v Union of India 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 229Pragmatic Infrastructure Pvt Ltd v MP Housing and Infrastructure 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 230Nagendra Singh Gaharwar v Dainik Bhaskar 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 231MP High Court Denies Bail To Lawyer Accused Of Raping, Trafficking Minor Girl Citing Specific Allegations Needing Detailed ProbeThe 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.Case Title: YK v State of MP (MCRC-43436-2025)Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 204Injuring Vital Body Part Without Intention Not Attempt To Murder: MP High Court Upholds Acquittal Of Accused Who Hit Neighbour's HeadThe 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.Case Title: Himanshu Sarwan v State of MP (CRA-5705-2025)Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 205MP High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To 'Journalists' Accused Of Assaulting, Using Casteist Remarks Against TeacherThe 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 the complainant could be inferred from the FIR.Case title: Mukesh Kumawat v The State Of Madhya Pradesh (CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 4015 of 2025)Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 206'Prolonged Pre-Trial Detention Anathema To Liberty': MP High Court Grants Bail To Rape Accused Where Victim Turned HostileWhile granting bail to a man accused of rape, the Madhya Pradesh High Court remarked that prolonged pre-trial detention is an anathema to liberty after noting that the trial was not likely to conclude in the near future and that the prosecutrix had turned hostile.Case Title: X v State (MCRC-42422-2025)Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 207Investigating Officer Can't Keep Probe Pending But Court Can't Give Direction To File Chargesheet: MP High CourtIn a petition seeking directions to the police to file a charge sheet in an attempt to murder case, the Madhya Pradesh High Court underscored that while Investigating Officer cannot keep the investigation pending, however the court cannot direct filing of chargesheet as it amounts to supervising the probe.Case Title: Adesh Parihar v State of MP (MCRC-33184-2025)Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 208MP High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Woman Booked In Cheating FIR For Developing 'Unauthorized Colony'The Madhya Pradesh High Court granted anticipatory bail to a woman accused of developing an unauthorised colony and selling plots in Sagar District without the requisite permissions.The court directed the applicant to cooperate with the investigating agency and shall also appear on the date and time, as directed by the Investigating Officer. The woman has been booked for cheating (Section 420) IPC and illegal colonization (Section 292-c) of the Municipal Corporation Act.Case Title: Savita Yadav v State of MP (MCRC-42646-2025)Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 209MP High Court Upholds Order Rejecting Specific Performance Suit Noting That Plaintiff Was Never 'Ready & Willing' To Perform His PartThe Madhya Pradesh High...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: October 2025

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