Madhya Pradesh High Court Case Commentaries

Demand for Repayment of a Loan, Without Instigation or a Positive Act, Does Not Constitute Abetment of Suicide Under Section 306 IPC

Date: Jan 20, 2026

Demand for Repayment of a Loan, Without Instigation or a Positive Act, Does Not Constitute Abetment of Suicide Under Section 306 IPC 1. Introduction In Rinku Lodha v. The State Of Madhya Pradesh...

Administrative Delay Does Not Justify Judicial Age Relaxation in a Subsequent Recruitment Without Rule-Based Provision or a Constitutional Challenge

Date: Jan 15, 2026

Administrative Delay Does Not Justify Judicial Age Relaxation in a Subsequent Recruitment Without Rule-Based Provision or a Constitutional Challenge 1. Introduction The decision in Vijayendra Pal...

Costs on the State for Irresponsible Dowry-Death Acquittal Appeals Based on Delayed and Unreliable Allegations

Date: Jan 15, 2026

Costs on the State for Irresponsible Dowry-Death Acquittal Appeals Based on Delayed and Unreliable Allegations 1. Introduction In The State Of Madhya Pradesh v. Manohar (2026 MPHC-JBP 3474, decided...

Decree Must Conform to Judgment: Section 152 CPC Correction for Omitted Relief of Possession

Date: Jan 15, 2026

Decree Must Conform to Judgment: Section 152 CPC Correction for Omitted Relief of Possession Case: Mahendra Prasad Tiwari v. Smt. Chinti Yadav AND OTHERS Court: High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Jabalpur...

Temporary/Interim Bail for Family Illness Requires Exceptional, Emergent Circumstances—Stable Condition Insufficient in Heinous Offences

Date: Jan 13, 2026

Temporary/Interim Bail for Family Illness Requires Exceptional, Emergent Circumstances—Stable Condition Insufficient in Heinous Offences 1) Introduction In Bhupendra Singh Gurjar v. The State Of...

Unauthorized Occupants of Public Land Cannot Claim Temporary Injunction on the Basis of Long Possession (Article 227 Restraint)

Date: Jan 10, 2026

Unauthorized Occupants of Public Land Cannot Claim Temporary Injunction on the Basis of Long Possession (Article 227 Restraint) Case: Maharaj Singh Yadav v. The State Of Madhya Pradesh Citation: 2026...

Marital Exception Applied to Quash IPC Sections 376(2)(n) and 377: Unnatural Acts Within Marriage Treated as Cruelty (498A), Not Rape/377

Date: Jan 8, 2026

Marital Exception Applied to Quash IPC Sections 376(2)(n) and 377: Unnatural Acts Within Marriage Treated as Cruelty (498A), Not Rape/377 1) Introduction In Shubham Mangal v. The State Of Madhya...

Accrued Right to Advance Increment for Computer Training Completed During the Currency of the 06.02.2006 Circular Survives Its Withdrawal

Date: Jan 6, 2026

Accrued Right to Advance Increment for Computer Training Completed During the Currency of the 06.02.2006 Circular Survives Its Withdrawal Case: Rakesh Verma v. The State Of Madhya Pradesh (and...

Non-Speaking Appellate Acquittals Are Unsustainable: Reaffirming the Duty to Give Reasoned Criminal Judgments – Commentary on State of M.P. v. Babulal Malviya

Date: Dec 16, 2025

Non-Speaking Appellate Acquittals Are Unsustainable: Reaffirming the Duty to Give Reasoned Criminal Judgments – Commentary on State of Madhya Pradesh v. Babulal Malviya 1. Introduction The decision...

Custodial Violence and the Limits of “Official Duty”: Commentary on Smt. Mamta Gurjar v. Pooja Kushwah (2025 MPHC-GWL 31772)

Date: Dec 10, 2025

Custodial Violence is Not “Official Duty”: Detailed Commentary on Smt. Mamta Gurjar v. Pooja Kushwah & Ors., 2025 MPHC-GWL 31772 I. Introduction The judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, Gwalior...

Phase-wise Cut-off “Embargo” Bars Reserved Candidates from Migrating to UR if They Entered the Next Stage Using Reservation Relaxation

Date: Dec 9, 2025

Phase-wise Cut-off “Embargo” Bars Reserved Candidates from Migrating to UR if They Entered the Next Stage Using Reservation Relaxation 1. Introduction This common order of the Madhya Pradesh High...

Non-Implementation of Earlier Schemes Is No Bar to Launching New Public Utility Projects: Commentary on Mahesh Garg v. State of Madhya Pradesh

Date: Dec 4, 2025

Non-Implementation of Earlier Government Schemes Is No Ground to Restrain New Public Utility Projects: Commentary on Mahesh Garg v. State of Madhya Pradesh 1. Introduction The decision of the Madhya...

Bail in POCSO/“Marriage” Prosecution Where Minor’s Age Was Allegedly Fraudulently Misrepresented Through a Forged Aadhaar Card (Parity With Co-accused)

Date: Dec 4, 2025

Bail in POCSO/“Marriage” Prosecution Where Minor’s Age Was Allegedly Fraudulently Misrepresented Through a Forged Aadhaar Card (Parity With Co-accused) 1. Introduction In Chand Pal v. The State Of...

Mala Fide Public Interest Litigation, Social Media Vilification and Exemplary Costs: Commentary on Sachin Sisodiya v. State of Madhya Pradesh (2025 MPHC-IND 35329)

Date: Dec 4, 2025

Mala Fide Public Interest Litigation, Social Media Vilification and Exemplary Costs: A Commentary on Sachin Sisodiya v. State of Madhya Pradesh, 2025 MPHC-IND 35329 1. Introduction The decision of...

Doctrine of Abandonment of Article 226 Remedy on Withdrawal Without Liberty: Rahul Modi v. State of Madhya Pradesh

Date: Dec 3, 2025

Doctrine of Abandonment of Article 226 Remedy on Withdrawal Without Liberty: A Commentary on Rahul Modi v. State of Madhya Pradesh, 2025 MPHC-JBP 62634 1. Introduction The decision of the Madhya...

Primacy of Statutory Appeals over Writ Jurisdiction in Drug Licence Suspension: Commentary on Rajpal Kataria v. State of Madhya Pradesh

Date: Dec 2, 2025

Primacy of Statutory Appeals over Writ Jurisdiction in Drug Licence Suspension: Commentary on Rajpal Kataria v. State of Madhya Pradesh Court: High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Jabalpur Bench Coram:...

Artificial Breaks in Ad-hoc Service to be Ignored for Pension under Unamended Rule 15-A of the M.P. Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1976 – Commentary on Dr. Arun Prakash Bukharia v. State of M.P.

Date: Nov 27, 2025

Artificial Breaks in Ad-hoc Service Deemed Continuous for Pension under Unamended Rule 15-A of the M.P. Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1976: A Detailed Commentary on Dr. Arun Prakash Bukharia v....

Marriage of a Son as No Bar to Family Pension under Rule 47(6) of the M.P. Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1976: Commentary on Neeraj Kewat v. State of Madhya Pradesh

Date: Nov 25, 2025

Marriage of a Son as No Bar to Family Pension under Rule 47(6) of the M.P. Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1976: A Detailed Commentary on Neeraj Kewat v. The State of Madhya Pradesh I. Introduction...

Quashing of FIRs in BNS Offences Relating to Online Religious Speech: Commentary on Buddha Prakash Bouddha v. State of Madhya Pradesh

Date: Nov 20, 2025

Quashing of FIRs in BNS Offences Relating to Online Religious Speech: Commentary on Buddha Prakash Bouddha v. State of Madhya Pradesh 1. Introduction 1.1. Case Overview The decision in Buddha Prakash...

Anticipatory Bail under BNSS, Non-Arrest for Sub-Seven-Year Offences, and Journalistic Activity: Commentary on Rafiq Khan v. State of Madhya Pradesh

Date: Nov 19, 2025

Anticipatory Bail under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Non-Arrest for Sub-Seven-Year Offences, and Journalistic Activity: A Commentary on Rafiq Khan v. State of Madhya Pradesh I....