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Madhya Pradesh High Court Reclassifies Murder Conviction as Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder By Abhishek Jat, Advocate Citation: X v State of Madhya Pradesh , Madhya Pradesh High Court, Judgment dated 1 July 2025 Coram: Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Prem Narayan Singh Case Background The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently adjudicated upon an appeal concerning the conviction of an individual for the death of his wife following a domestic altercation. The appellant, convicted by the trial court under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for murder and sentenced to life imprisonment, challenged the verdict, asserting the absence of intent to kill. Factual Matrix The incident originated from a domestic dispute over a monetary demand. The appellant, in a heated exchange with his wife, physically assaulted her and subsequently inflicted a fatal head injury using a brick. Witness testimonies indicated that the altercation was spontaneous, escalating rapidly wit...

MP High Court Allows Husband to Submit Wife’s WhatsApp Chats as Evidence in Divorce Case Author: Abhishek Jat, Advocate The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Gwalior, in a recent order, addressed the admissibility of WhatsApp chats obtained without consent in a matrimonial dispute. The case arose when Raman Upadhyay, the husband, filed for divorce from Smt. Anjali Sharma on grounds of cruelty and adultery under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. To substantiate the allegation of adultery, the husband produced WhatsApp conversations between his wife and a third party. These chats were accessed through a special application installed on the wife’s phone, which automatically forwarded her messages to the husband’s device, allegedly without her knowledge or consent. The wife, Smt. Anjali Sharma, strongly objected to the use of these chats as evidence. She argued that the husband’s act of installing the application without her consent was not only illegal but also a grave infringement o...

Supreme Court Mandates Unconditional Apology from Seoni Bar Association Members Over Strike Author: Abhishek Jat, Advocate The Supreme Court of India has directed senior members of the Seoni District Bar Association, Madhya Pradesh, to submit an unconditional apology following their participation in a lawyers' strike in March 2024. The protest stemmed from dissatisfaction over the state government's decision to allocate land for a new District Court Complex without consulting the legal fraternity. This ruling underscores the Apex Court’s firm stance against disruptions in judicial proceedings due to strikes by legal professionals. Background of the Case The case arose when the Madhya Pradesh High Court imposed disciplinary action on ten lawyers from the Seoni District Bar Association, barring them from appearing in court for one month and preventing them from contesting Bar Association and Bar Council elections for three years. The penalty was a response to their call for a thr...