IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR
ACHAL KUMAR PALIWAL
Shaleen Sharma – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
ORDER :
1. Instant M.Cr.C. has been filed by the petitioner under section 482 of the Cr.P.C. read with section 528 of BNSS, 2023 seeking quashment of FIR dated 12.10.2023 bearing crime no.668/2023 registered by P.S.-Dehat, District-Damoh and all other consequential proceedings arising thereto and letter dated 14.07.2023 bearing no.32-365/2022/NCPCR/Misc/LC/DD7310 issued by respondent No.2 National Commission for Protection of Child Rights so far as it relates to the petitioner and for taking appropriate action in accordance with law against respondent No.11 for misusing his powers and position.
2. Thus, primarily, present petition has been filed by the petitioner for quashment of aforesaid FIR. Hence, it would be appropriate to reproduce, contents of FIR dated 12.10.2023, bearing crime no.668/2023 P.S. Dehat, District Damoh against the petitioner, which are as follows:-


3. Learned counsel for the petitioner at the outset, after referring to respondent No.2’s letter dated 14.7.2023 (Annexure P/2), submits that respondent no.2 has no jurisdiction to send/issue such letter for registration of FIR against the petitioner. At the most, respondent no.2 can recommend action against petitioner








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