(801) SUSHIL DWIVEDI AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 294 — Obscene acts and songs — Quashing of FIR — Essential ingredients — Complainant failed to specify the obscene words allegedly used by the accused in the initial FIR — Mere abusive, humiliating, or defamatory language without proof of causing annoyance to others does not attract Section 294 — Introduction of specific abusive words subsequently during statements recorded under Section 161 Cr.P.C. constitutes an impermissible embellishment to cure inherent defe India Law Library Docid # 2452020
(802) RAKESH RATHORE Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 483 — Grant of regular bail — Scope of inquiry at bail stage — Hostile witnesses — Prosecutrix (PW-1) and her mother (PW-2) deposed during trial that prosecutrix was a major, consenting party, and married to applicant, thereby not supporting prosecution — Held, High Court cannot undertake meticulous appreciation of evidence or conduct a mini-trial at the bail stage — Whether testimony discredits prosecution or can be used for contradiction under India Law Library Docid # 2452029
(803) KISHAN MODI Vs. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 — Section 45 — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 483 — Temporary bail on medical grounds — Sick or infirm — Scope of proviso to Section 45 — First proviso empowers the court to release a person who is sick or infirm, but it does not confer an automatic or absolute right to bail — Accused must satisfactorily establish that their medical condition is of such gravity that adequate diagnosis and treatment cannot be reasonably provided within India Law Library Docid # 2452030
(804) GAURAV BAJPAYI Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 09-09-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 311 — Summoning of additional witness — Scope and limitations — The power conferred under Section 311 of the Cr.P.C. is wide and intended to discover the truth and arrive at a just decision, but it must be exercised judicially and not mechanically or as a matter of course — The provision cannot be converted into a mechanism to enable the prosecution to fill up lacunae, overcome shortcomings that emerged during trial, or improve its case after conclu India Law Library Docid # 2452032
(805) DEEPSINGH AND OTHERS Vs. BALU AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 09-09-2026 Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 1959 — Section 117 — Revenue records — Presumption of correctness — Proof of possession — Suit for declaration and perpetual injunction — Plaintiff produced revenue entries recorded in his name since 2011 — Defendants relied on a spot inspection panchnama prepared during Section 145 Cr.P.C. proceedings — Held, though title cannot be established solely through revenue entries, they are material documents to establish possession — Under Section 117 of the Code, a India Law Library Docid # 2452057
(806) MUNNI BAI Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 09-09-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order XXIII Rule 1 and Order II Rule 2 — Maintainability of second writ petition — Constructive res judicata — Petitioner filed earlier writ petition which was disposed of without granting the prayed relief of back wages and without reserving liberty to file afresh — Held, public policy discourages multiplicity of proceedings and bench-hunting tactics — A second writ petition on the same cause of action or issue, file India Law Library Docid # 2452080
(807) CHITRABHAN SINGH Vs. MADHYA PRADESH PURVA KSHETRA VIDYUT VITRAN COMPANY AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ jurisdiction — Finality of quasi-judicial orders — Dispute regarding electricity charges — Petitioner challenged allegedly exorbitant electricity bills before District Consumer Redressal Forum, State Consumer Redressal Forum, and Electricity Consumer Redressal Forum, all of which dismissed his claims — Petitioner failed to avail statutory remedy before National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission or challenge the orders further — Held, orders p India Law Library Docid # 2452084
(808) RAMSWARUP AND OTHERS Vs. THE BOARD OF REVENUE AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 1959 — Section 44 — Condonation of delay — Appeal filed after 44 years assailing 1961 mutation — Petitioners claimed lack of knowledge until recent interference with possession — Explanation rejected as fallacious since respondent was in continuous possession, held Bhoo Rajasva Rin Pustika, and had furnished bail on disputed land — Propriety of mutation proceedings cannot be examined without first establishing sufficient cause India Law Library Docid # 2452108
(809) VIJAY SHRIVASTAVA Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Delay and Laches — Maintainability of writ petition — Rejection of review application whether creates fresh cause of action — Petitioner was dismissed from service in 2015, and his second appeal was dismissed on 14.12.2017 — Writ petition was filed in 2026 after rejection of a review application — Held, the grievance had attained finality on 14.12.2017 — Subsequent filing and rejection of a review application does not revive a stale claim or generate a India Law Library Docid # 2452145
(810) BHUPINDER SINGH UIKEY Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Educational Qualifications — Equivalence of Degrees — Scope of Judicial Review — Prescription of educational qualifications for recruitment falls exclusively within the domain of the recruiting and appointing authority. The determination of whether one academic qualification is equivalent to another is essentially an expert academic matter. Unless the decision of the competent authority is demonstrated to be arbitrary, irrational, or contrary to statut India Law Library Docid # 2452147
(811) DEVENDRA KUMAR SHARMA Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 09-09-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14 — Service Law — Regularization — Claim for parity — Petitioner sought regularization of services with effect from 04.07.2003 at par with similarly situated and junior employees who were regularized from that date pursuant to court orders — State failed to distinguish facts or justify disparate treatment — Held, when similarly situated employees are granted regularization from a particular date, denying the same benefit to another identically placed employ India Law Library Docid # 2452132
(812) SHAHI MASJID WAQF PANCHAYAT MOCHIYAAN THROUGH ITS AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE ASHFAQ AHMAD AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 09-09-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 14, 25 and 26 — Freedom of religion — Demolition of religious structures for road widening — Petitioners challenged the proposed demolition of an obstructing portion of a Waqf mosque under the Ujjain Development Master Plan, 2035 — Held, the right to practice religion is subject to public order and does not confer absolute immunity from the acquisition or removal of religious places for public necessity — No violation of Article 14 occurred as the authoriti India Law Library Docid # 2452153
(813) SHAHI MASJID WAQF PANCHAYAT MOCHIYAAN THROUGH ITS AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE ASHFAQ AHMAD AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 09-09-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 25 and 26 — Freedom of religion — Road widening vs. Religious rights — Corporation issued demolition notices against an obstructing portion of a Waqf mosque for road expansion under Ujjain Development Master Plan, 2035 — Held, freedom to practice religion has no territorial nexus with a particular parcel of land or structure — Public interest, safety, and traffic management for major events like Simhastha 2028 override private or religious claims over obstr India Law Library Docid # 2452155
(814) MRS. SUDHA MALVIYA Vs. SHRI AYODHYA PRASAD AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11 — Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Arbitrability of disputes — Agreement for sale of immovable property — Action in personam vs Action in rem — Dispute arising out of failure to execute a sale deed pertains to contractual rights and constitutes an action in personam, not an action in rem — Specific performance disputes are arbitrable, and neither the Specific Relief Act nor the Arbitration Act prohibits referring such contractual issues to arbitrati India Law Library Docid # 2451956
(815) NARBAD BARMAN Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 300 Exception 4, 302 and 304 Part I — Culpable homicide not amounting to murder — Sudden altercation and single blow — Incident occurred at the spur of the moment following an exchange of abuses — Accused inflicted a single fatal knife blow on the neck of the deceased — Medical evidence established a single stab wound above the clavicle bone — Totality of circumstances established that the act was committed without premeditation during a sudden scuffle — Followi India Law Library Docid # 2451961
(816) NARBAD BARMAN Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 300, 302 and 304 Part-I — Single fatal blow in a sudden altercation — Alteration of conviction — Accused inflicted a single knife blow on the neck of the deceased during a sudden quarrel arising at the spur of the moment — Medical evidence established only one stab wound — Events preceding the incident demonstrated an absence of premeditation or intention to cause death — Act committed with knowledge that it was likely to cause death — Applying precedent, convic India Law Library Docid # 2451962
(817) SANIRAM BAIGA Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 35 — Age determination — School admission register — Probative value — Entry regarding victim's date of birth in school admission register was based solely on oral information provided by parents without supporting documents — Father did not support the date of birth, and register contained unexplained interpolations between serial entries — Held, school register entries are not reliable to establish mino India Law Library Docid # 2451963
(818) NARBAD BARMAN Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302 and 304 Part I — Culpable homicide not amounting to murder — Sudden altercation — Single fatal knife blow — Accused inflicted a single stab wound on the victim's neck during a sudden scuffle arising from an exchange of abuses without premeditation — Medical evidence established a single wound caused by a sharp-edged weapon — Totality of circumstances indicated knowledge and intent to cause such bodily injury as was likely to cause death, but no premeditated India Law Library Docid # 2451966
(819) SAMIRAN NATH Vs. PURNANANDA NATH[TRIPURA HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Sections 16(c) and 20 — Suit for specific performance of agreement to sell — Readiness and willingness of purchaser — Concurrent findings of fact — Plaintiff paid substantial advance at the time of execution and repeatedly offered the balance consideration within the stipulated period — Defendant avoided execution and failed to issue any notice demanding balance consideration or offer refund of advance — Courts below concurrently held plaintiff proved continuous readi India Law Library Docid # 2452177
(820) MAJID KHAN Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 09-09-2026 Service Law — Pay Fixation and Pension — Continuing Wrong and Recurring Cause of Action — Delay and Laches — Erroneous fixation of pay or pension constitutes a continuing wrong giving rise to a recurring cause of action every month — Principle extends to retired employees holding pensionable posts since incorrect last pay fixation directly impacts monthly pension — However, this principle is not absolute — Where a service-related claim is belatedly raised, the relief regarding consequential reco India Law Library Docid # 2452182