IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VISHAL MISHRA ON THE 8^th OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 WRIT PETITION No. 20604 of 2025 PRAKASH UPADHYAY Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Anil Khare and Shri Naman Nagrath – Senior Advocates assisted by Shri Chandrahas Dubey, Vikas Upadhyay, Ravindranath Chaturvedi, Ramnath Dwivedi, Hitendra Golhani and Shri Utsarg Agrawal - Advocates for the petitioner.

Shri A. S. Baghel – Government Advocate for the respondents No.1 to 3 / State.

None for the respondent No. 4, even after service of notice.

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ORDER The present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed assailing the FIR dated 11.6.2025 registered at Crime No. 255 of 2025 in Police Station Civil Lines, Rewa (M.P.) by the respondent No. 4 for the offence under Section 65 (2) of BNS, 2023 and Sections 5 and 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (for short, ‘POCSO Act’) against the petitioner.

2. Counsel appearing for the State has submitted that respondent no. 4 has been served and intimation regarding service to respondent no. 4 is Signature Not Verified Signed by: