#judicial overreach

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that under Order XI Rule 12 CPC, courts cannot compel disclosure of private financial documents-such as bank statements, pensions, or insurance payouts-when they bear no direct connection to the monetary dispute at hand. This reinforces the boundary between procedural discovery and the right to financial privacy, protecting defendants from fishing expeditions disguised as discovery requests.

The Delhi High Court held that once a magistrate accepts an untrace or cancellation report under BNSS Section 193, the judicial function concludes, leaving the court without authority to summon police officials or direct departmental action. This ruling reinforces the finality of judicial proceedings post-report acceptance, limiting judicial oversight of police investigations after closure.