NASREEN NIKHAT VS. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH on 27 October 2026

ITEM NO.9 COURT NO.11 SECTION II-E

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No(s). 14861/2025

[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 03-03-2025

in WP No. 38926/2024 passed by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh Principal Seat at Jabalpur]

NASREEN NIKHAT Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ORS. Respondent(s)

(IA No. 221571/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL

DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Date : 27-10-2026 This matter was called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.V. VISWANATHAN

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN PALLI

For Petitioner(s) :

Mr. Aditya Sondhi, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Pawan Reley- 3752, AOR

Ms. Bedotroyi Gupta, Adv.

Mr. Akshay Lodhi, Adv.

Mr. Gaurav Kumar, Adv.

Mr. Tanish Rawat, Adv.

Mr. Prakhar Agrawal, Adv.

For Respondent(s) :

Mr. S. V. Raju, Sr. Adv.

Ms. Manisha T Karia, A.A.G.

Mr. D. S. Parmar, A.A.G.

Ms. Mrinal Gopal Elker- 2566, AOR

Mr. Abhimanyu Singh -g.a., Adv.

Mr. Aditya Vaibhav Singh- G.a., Adv.

Mr. Arkaj Kumar-g.a., Adv.

Mr. Saurabh Singh, Adv.

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following