LiveLaw Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: July 27 to August 2, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 297 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 306Nominal IndexRanjeet Jat v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 297State of Madhya Pradesh v Suresh Bhadoriya 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 298Archana v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 299PK v SM 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 300Ranku v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 301Mazhar Khan v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 302BG v VG 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 303Dharmendra v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 304Rahul Ataria v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 305Surendra Kumar v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 306Condition Requiring Govt Servant To Stand Surety Effectively Denies Bail: MP High Court Grants Relief To Two Detained Ahead Of NEET ProtestsThe Madhya Pradesh High Court allowed a habeas corpus petition seeking release of two members of the National Educated Youth Union who were arrested when they filed an application before the Assistant Commissioner of Police for organising a protest in support of students protesting against NEET Paper Leak at Jantar Mantar.Case Title: Ranjeet Jat v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-29660-2026Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 297Student Suicide: MP High Court Upholds Discharge Of College Chairman, Says Fee Hike, Stipend Disputes Don't Constitute AbetmentThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the discharge of the Chairman and the Head of the Anaesthesia Department of a medical college in a case relating to the suicide of a postgraduate medical student, holding that disputes over fee hike, denial of leave, stipend deductions and other administrative issues, without any direct instigation or mens rea, do not constitute the offence of abetment of suicide under Section 306 IPC.Case Title: State of Madhya Pradesh v Suresh Bhadoriya, CRR 2586/2024Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 298MP High Court Issues Guidelines Against Mechanical Freezing Of Entire Bank Accounts In Cyber Fraud Cases, Cites Right To Trade & PropertyThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has clarified that freezing of entire bank accounts containing ₹2.5 crores of legitimate funds over a suspected amount of ₹980 requires serious scrutiny and must pass the test of proportionality.Case Title: Archana v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-29117-2026Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 299HMA | Not Supporting Wife After Her Rape, Remarrying During Subsisting Marriage Constitute Cruelty, Desertion: MP High CourtThe Madhya Pradesh High Court, while dismissing a husband's appeal against a decree of divorce, held that his failure to support his wife after she was raped by another person and his subsequent marriage during the subsistence of the first marriage amounted to cruelty and desertion.Case Title: PK v SM, FA-2235-2025Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 300Convict Already In Judicial Custody Need Not Formally Surrender Again After Suspension Of Sentence Ends In Another Case: MP High CourtThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a convict who is already in judicial custody in another criminal case is not required to formally surrender again after the expiry of a temporary suspension of sentence in an earlier case.Case Title: Ranku v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-6514-2022Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 301Supreme Court's Direction To Keep Sedition Charge In Abeyance Doesn't Bar Continuation Of Trial On Other IPC, UAPA Offences: MP High CourtThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the Supreme Court judgment in S.G. Vombatkere Vs Union of India [W.P.(Civil) 682/2021], which kept charges under Section 124A of the IPC in abeyance pending the case, does not confer blanket immunity from prosecution for other connected offences under the UAPA or the IPC.Case Title: Mazhar Khan v State of Madhya Pradesh, Cr.R. No.5582/2024Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 302Wife Can't Claim Maintenance From Husband She Alleges Is Of Unsound Mind, Unless Shown He Is Capable Of Earning: MP High CourtUpholding a Family Court order rejecting a wife's plea for interim maintenance under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, the Madhya Pradesh High Court observed that a wife cannot ordinarily claim maintenance from a husband whom she herself alleges is of unsound mind, unless it is established that his mental illness does not render him functionally incapable of earning an income.Case Title: BG v VG, FA-1135-2024Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 303WhatsApp Messages Naming Accused Before Death Prima Facie Dying Declaration: MP High Court Denies BailThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has considered the WhatsApp message sent by the deceased to his father before committing suicide, naming the accused men, as prima facie dying declaration.Case Title: Dharmendra v State of Madhya Pradesh, Cr.A. NO. 5816/2026Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 304MP High Court Awards ₹5 Lakh Compensation To Police Constable Illegally Detained In Bailable OffenceThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has awarded ₹5 lakh compensation to a police constable who was illegally detained in connection with a bailable offence, holding that the police cannot keep an...

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