IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE GURPAL SINGH AHLUWALIA ON THE

1st OF MARCH, 2024 MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 3463 of 2024 BETWEEN:-

DEEPESH @ DEEPAK LODHI S/O DEVI SINGH LODHI, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, OCCUPATION: SELF EMPLOYED R/O VILLAGE DEVRI PS DEVRI DISTRICT RAISEN (MADHYA PRADESH)

.....PETITIONER (BY SHRI PRAMENDRA SINGH THAKUR - ADVOCATE)

AND

1. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH THROUGH POLICE STATION DEVNAGAR DISTRICT RAISEN (MADHYA PRADESH)

2. VICTIM A D/O NOT MENTION NOT MENTION (MADHYA PRADESH)

.....RESPONDENTS (RESPONDENT NO.1 BY SMT.SWATI A.GEORGE – DEPUTY GOVT. ADVOCATE)

(RESPONDENT NO.2 BY SHRI SUGHOSH BHAMORE - ADVOCATE)

This application coming on for admission this day, the court passed the following:

ORDER

1. This application under section 482 CRPC has been filed for quashment of FIR dated 15.10.2017 lodged against the applicant in Crime No.203/2017 at Police Station Devnagar, District Raisen for the offence under section 363, 376, of I.P.C. and section 3/4 of the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the POCSO Act’).

2. It is submitted by counsel for the parties that the prosecutrix as well as the ap