SKNL bank fraud case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The respondent stated the petition is premature since ED already filed proper applications about search, seizure, and property attachment. Therefore, the Court stated that petitioner can raise all objections, including legality, before the adjudicating authority under PMLA.

Anwar Kadri
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Considering his criminal antecedents, the Court directed Anwar Kadri to mark his presence before the police station concerned on every Sunday between 12:00 Noon and 04:00 PM till the conclusion of the trial.

court rejects plea for late document submission
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Advertisement creates a statutory obligation on the candidates which are deemed to have been accepted in toto, the moment they participate in the selection process, and the Court cannot dilute these obligations by interpretation or by granting relief outside the scope of the provisions of recruitment.

DNA test permissible to prove adultery
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“In case where necessary pleadings are there and no declaration is sought regarding illegitimacy of the child and the issue only relates to adultery of the wife, then in appropriate cases, a DNA test can be ordered, if there are sufficient pleadings of non-access”.

Rs. 136 Crore Poppy Seeds Import Case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“To permit prosecution to proceed on the fragile footing of shared addresses and commercial proximity would amount to endorsing a standard of liability alien to criminal jurisprudence. Such an approach would not only be legally impermissible but would also have a chilling effect on legitimate business arrangements operating within shared commercial spaces.”

virginity test of wife
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“So far as the medical examination to ascertain whether the wife has ever entered into a sexual relationship or not, is concerned, it is nothing but seeking a virginity test of the wife, in other words.”

Inadequate Teachers in MP Govt Schools
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The petitioner contended that 499 schools were inadequately staffed and 102 schools had no teachers available.

Indore Water Contamination Crisis
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The respondents contended that there was a possibility of manipulation of the original relevant record relating to the tender of laying a separate drinking water pipeline in Bhagirathpura and sample reports of M.P. Pollution Control Board.

using chinese manjha
Case BriefsHigh Courts

On 08-12-2025, the Court took suo motu cognizance of the illegal sale and use of Chinese Nylon Thread (Manjha), which was causing injuries and casualties.

Forced unnatural sex by husband is cruelty
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Forced unnatural sex by a husband on his wife amounts to cruelty under Section 498A of the IPC, but cannot be prosecuted as rape under Section 376 of the IPC as in a Section 377 context, marital rape concept is not recognized under current law because of the express marital exception in Section 375.”

missing minor girls in MP
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“It is really shocking that some of the girls are missing for the last more than 10 years, but still, police are not in a position to find out their whereabouts.”

insertion of father's name in son's school records
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Parental rights of a biological father cannot be undermined at the altar of dispute between the couple. A child should not suffer the dispute, either emotionally or educationally/ socially.”

Indore Water Contamination Crisis
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court remarked that the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution includes the right to clean drinking water, and these petitions fell within the ambit of a public health emergency enshrined under Article 21.

protection to 20-year-old live-in couple
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“If you get into this struggle of life at an early age by choice, not only are your chances of enjoying the other opportunities of life are drastically affected, but your acceptance in society is also reduced.”

Indore Water Contamination Crisis
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Indore Municipal Corporation informed the Court that 20 water tankers were supplied in the affected area regularly, and they will ensure that there is no shortage of clean water in Bhagirathpura.

90-year-old shopkeeper evicted
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court stated that the appellant was 90 years old, and it was difficult to accept that he would be effectively running his business. It was fairly conceded by him that he had children, and he did not file any document to show that he was purchasing any goods from anybody to sell them at his shop.

stray dog removal drive
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court also directed the IMC to file an action report in this regard, mentioning the data on the sterilization of stray dogs along with an affidavit of a senior officer.

Illegal Tree Felling Case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court noted that the State’s report did not mention the complete afforestation area and the number of trees that could be accommodated there. Further, a part of that area was adjacent to a city forest, i.e., trees already existed there.

one-liner acquittal
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“It is not expected from a Judicial Officer of the Appellate Court to pass such a short, cryptic and non-speaking order without going into the merits of the case, discussing the evidence, and testing the reasoning given by the Trial Court.”

Consuming Beef Essential to Being Good Hindu
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The forwarded message allegedly included assertions relating to ancient rituals, such as claims that consuming beef was essential to being a good Hindu, bull sacrifices and meat consumption were obligatory on certain occasions, Brahmins regularly consumed bovine meat, and cows and bulls were allegedly slaughtered in various religious ceremonies.