#Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita

Madhya Pradesh High Court mandates that police must conclude preliminary inquiry and decide on FIR registration within 90 days of receiving a complaint for cognizable offences under Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Failure to act within the stipulated period empowers complainants to seek judicial intervention under Article 226, reinforcing accountability in criminal investigations.

Madhya Pradesh High Court grants bail under Section 483 of BNSS, reaffirming 'bail as the rule' even in POCSO cases where the accused has been detained for over three months and the injuries sustained are minor. The ruling underscores that moral outrage alone cannot override constitutional rights under Article 21, absent evidence of flight risk or tampering.

Madhya Pradesh High Court modifies bail condition requiring passport deposit when petitioner lost passport abroad, affirming that compliance must account for factual impossibility.

Madhya Pradesh High Court holds that police must conduct preliminary enquiry and register FIR if cognizable offence is disclosed under BNS 2023, rejecting alternate remedy as bar to writ petition.

Madhya Pradesh High Court holds that bail pending appeal is permissible when appeal has good chances of success, irrespective of gravity of offence under Section 376 IPC.

Madhya Pradesh High Court grants anticipatory bail to accused under SC/ST Act, emphasizing cooperation with investigation and absence of absconding risk over automatic denial.