Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: November 03 - November 09, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 234 to 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 240Nominal Index Raju v State 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 234AS v DK 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 235I v HK 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 236APS v State 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 237Virju v State 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 238Ms Siddiqua Begum Khan v Union of India 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 239State of Madhya Pradesh v Hridyesh Dubey 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 240Investigation 'Swayed' By Farmers Plight, Not Evidence: MP High Court Quashes FIR Against Traders For Alleged Failure To Pay FarmersThe Madhya Pradesh High Court quashed an FIR against two traders accused of cheating farmers in Rajgarh District, observing that the investigative agency was apparently swayed by the plight of the farmers rather than proving a prima facie case for the offences alleged.Case Title: Raju v State [Misc Criminal Case No. 49157 of 2024]Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 234Mutual Trust Is Golden Thread, Gets Impaired When Unfounded & Defamatory Allegations Are Made: MP High Court Grants Divorce To HusbandThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted a divorce to a husband on the grounds of cruelty and desertion, observing that mutual trust in a marital relationship is like a golden thread that gets impaired when one spouse makes unfounded and defamatory allegations against another.Case Title: AS v DK [FA-58-2020]Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 235MP High Court Slams Family Court For Declaring Divorce Between Muslim Couple Without Framing Issues And Recording EvidenceThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has expressed surprise and shock at a Family Court order declaring divorce of a Muslim woman from her husband without framing issues and recording the evidence.Case Title: I v HK [FA-1389-2023]Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 236'Parties Were Well Acquainted': MP High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Municipal Chairperson Using Obscene VideosThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted bail to a man accused of raping, extorting, and criminally intimidating an elected Chairperson of the Municipality using obscene videos and photos, observing that the parties were well acquainted with each other.Case Title: APS v State [MCRC-44293-2025]Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 237MP High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Man Accused Of Hunting, Storing Body Parts Of Wild AnimalsThe Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Tuesday (November 4), granted anticipatory bail to a man booked in an FIR for allegedly hunting and keeping the body parts of wild animals–including a peacock and a hare, without valid permission or documentation.Case Title: Virju v State [MCRC-50364-2025]Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 238'Film Is Fiction': MP High Court Rejects Plea By Shah Bano's Daughter Against Release Of Haq MovieThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed Shah Bano's daughter's plea against release of Haq movie, observing that as per the disclaimer the film is fictional, adaptation of a book 'Bano: Bharat Ki Beti' and inspired by the 1985 landmark Supreme Court judgment hence some amount of leeway is permissible.The court said that the same does not amount to false portrayal of the petitioner's mother and the movie does not claim to be a true story of any person.Case title: Ms Siddiqua Begum Khan v Union of India [Writ Petition 42708 of 2025]Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 239MP High Court Slams State Over 'Lethargic' Approach In Filing Appeals, Refuses To Condone 400-Days DelayThe Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed an appeal filed by the State after refusing to condone a delay of over 400 days, observing that the State was not serious towards the lethargic and hostile attitude of their own officers.The court observed that, despite repeated orders from the court, the department heads had failed to take any action against the erring officers.Case Title: State of Madhya Pradesh v Hridyesh Dubey [WA-2510-2025]Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 240

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