IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT GWALIOR
ANIL VERMA
Nishant @ Bunty Tyagi – Appellant
Versus
State of Madhya Pradesh – Respondent
1. The petitioner has preferred this Misc. petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure (in short as 'Cr.P.C.') for quashment of the order dated 04.11.2024 passed by Judicial Magistrate, I Class, Mehgaon District Bhind in R.C.T No.167 of 2023 whereby, the closure report filed by the respondent no.2 has been rejected and the cognizance of offences under Sections 302 , 307, 294, 147, 148, 149 read with Section 120-B of I.P.C and under Section 25 /27 of the ARMS ACT was taken against the petitioner.
1A. As per order for nomination of Bench passed by Hon'ble the Chief Justice, it has been directed that this court will also hear the Cr. Revision No.6219 of 2024 along with connected three M.C.R.Cs.Therefore, this M.Cr.C. is being heard and decided by this Court.
2. Briefly stated facts of the case are that, respondent No.3/complainant Manoj Nalishi at PS Mehgaon stating that on account of previous enmity, accused persons namely: Narendra Tyagi, Prem Sagar, Vivek Tyagi, Saurabh, Pramod, Jitendra, Gaurav, Anil, Shiv Sagar, Prashant, Vikas, Ramanand, Anoop, Rahul Tyagi, Rahul Rajawat, Vishal Tyagi and Surya Narayan armed with guns and sticks came near Panchayat Bhawan on 15
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The Magistrate's discretion to take cognizance is not bound by the investigating officer's opinion, and the plea of alibi must be proven at trial, not at the cognizance stage.
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