Archive · 29 Nov 2025
Supreme Court Stays High Court Order in Girls' Murder Case
The Supreme Court of India has temporarily stopped a decision made by a lower court in Madhya Pradesh.
The lower court had freed a man accused of kidnapping and murdering two young girls and had also punished a police officer for doing a bad job in the investigation.
The Supreme Court wants to look at this decision more carefully and has asked the police to explain their side of the story.
The case is about two girls who were found dead near a dam in 2022, and their uncle was initially sentenced to death for the crime.
Supreme Court stays Madhya Pradesh High Court order that acquitted a man accused of kidnapping and murdering two girls.
High Court had imposed a cost of Rs 1 lakh on the investigating officer for poor investigation.
The case dates back to April 4, 2022, when the bodies of two girls were found in Kudwa Canal near Rajiv Sagar Dam.
A special court in Balaghat had sentenced the accused to death on January 31, 2024.
Supreme Court issued a notice to the MP Police and sought its reply on the matter.
- Who
- Supreme Court of India, Madhya Pradesh High Court, Police Inspector Chain Singh Uikey, Victims' uncle
- What
- Supreme Court stays High Court order in a girls' murder case, challenging the acquittal of the accused and the cost imposed on the police officer
- When
- Case dates back to April 4, 2022; High Court order was recently challenged in the Supreme Court
- Where
- Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Why
- To review the High Court's decision that acquitted the accused and criticized the police investigation
- Case Date
- April 4, 2022
- Victims
- Two girls aged 5 and 3
- Location
- Kudwa Canal near Rajiv Sagar Dam, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh
- Accused
- Uncle of the victims
- Initial Verdict
- Death sentence by Balaghat special court on January 31, 2024
- High Court Order
- Acquitted the accused, imposed Rs 1 lakh cost on police officer
- Supreme Court Action
- Stayed High Court order, issued notice to MP Police