LiveLaw Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: July 06 to July 12, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 250 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 263Nominal Index:G v S 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 250Munna Ram v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 251Bablu @ Arvind Dubey v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 252Ram Kripal Singh v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 253Prosecutrix X v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 254V v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 255Dr Rahul Patidar v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 256Gaurav Ahlawat v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 257L v A 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 258Dr Mandavi v Anish Khan 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 259Ameena v Badri Mishra 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 260Parth Kumar Tiwari v State of MP 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 261Ravi Prajapati v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 262Raghvendra Tomar v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 263Trial Court Can't Place Entire Burden Of Proving Husband's Income On Wife: MP High Court Grants MaintenanceWhile granting maintenance to the wife and enhancing the maintenance amount of the minor child, the Madhya Pradesh High Court observed that the trial court had wrongly placed the entire burden of proving the husband's income. Emphasizing that Section 125 CrPC is a social welfare proceeding, the bench of Justice Gajendra Singh held that the husband ought to have been asked to disclose all material facts regarding his income.Case Title: G v S, CRR-512-2026Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 250Positive DNA Report Not Sufficient To Sustain POCSO Conviction If Complainant's Age Is Not Proved: MP High CourtThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a conviction order under POCSO Act based merely on a positive DNA report is not sustainable, especially when the age of the complainant/prosecutrix remains unproven. The division bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal and Justice Avanindra Singh observed that father of the prosecutrix had stated that his marriage was performed nineteen years prior to the date of incident and after one year of his marriage, his first child i.e. the prosecutrix was born. However the mother had said that her marriage was solemnized twenty years prior to the date of the incident and that the prosecutrix was born two years thereafter.Case Title: Munna Ram v State of Madhya Pradesh, CRA-1920-2026Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 251Can Absconding Accused Claim Default Bail If Police Doesn't File Supplementary Chargesheet After His Arrest? MP High Court AnswersThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that where a chargesheet has already been filed against an accused while he was absconding, there is no requirement for filing a supplementary chargesheet after his arrest. Case Title: Bablu @ Arvind Dubey v State of Madhya Pradesh, CRR No.1443-2026Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 252Hindu Marriage Can't Be Solemnised Or Dissolved Through Notarised Agreements: Madhya Pradesh High CourtThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a Hindu Marriage can neither be legally solemnised nor dissolved through a notarised agreement.Case Title: Ram Kripal Singh v State of Madhya Pradesh, WA-1624-2026Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 253 Pregnancy Termination Cases Are 'Urgent', Authorities Can't Waste Time By Seeking Court's Permission When Not Required: MP High CourtThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has sought an explanation from Civil Surgeon, Assistant Chief Superintendent of a Hospital in Madla district as to why medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) cases are being referred to court where the foetus is less than 24 weeks—when the MTP Act provides that two medical practitioners can carry out procedure with the consent of the victim or her guardian. Case Title: Prosecutrix X v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-25213-2026Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 254MP High Court Refuses Relief To Judge Accused Of Preparing Acquittal Judgment Before Trial ConcludedThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to quash disciplinary proceedings against a civil judge, after allegations surfaced claiming that he prepared an acquittal judgment for the accused back in October 2020, even though the trial was pending. The judge allegedly prepared the judgment in furtherance of a conspiracy to confer undue advantage upon the accused Santosh Verma, whose IAS award was held up due to the pendency of a criminal case.Case Title: V v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-18568-2026Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 255UGC Can't Restrict State From Prescribing Essential Educational Qualifications For Public Services: MP High CourtThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the University Grants Commission and its Regulations cannot restrict the State Government from prescribing essential educational qualifications for public services. In doing so the court refused to interfere with the rejection of a candidate for not possessing a post graduate degree in Zoology as he was seeking appointment as Assistant Professor (Zoology), despite having M.Sc. (Agriculture) in Entomology which he claimed was an allied subject recognized by University Grants Commission Regulations 2018.Case Title: Dr Rahul ...

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