IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT GWALIOR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE ASHISH SHROTI

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ON THE 13 OF OCTOBER, 2025 WRIT PETITION No. 40315 of 2025 SURENDRA SINGH YADAV Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri M.P.S. Raghuvanshi - Senior Advocate wit Shri Dharmendra Singh Raghuwanshi- Advocate for the petitioner.

Shri Naval Kishor Gupta- GA for the respondents/State.

ORDER The petitioner is aggrieved by the issuance of charge-sheet dated

24/12/2024 (Annexure- P/1) while the criminal case against him is also pending in relation to same set of allegations. The continuance of enquiry pursuant to aforesaid charge-sheet has been challenged primarily on the ground that on the same set of allegations an FIR has been registered against the petitioner and in respect of which investigation is going on.

2. The learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner submitted that simultaneous continuance of departmental enquiry vis-a-vis the criminal case in respect of the same allegations would cause serious prejudice to the petitioner inasmuch as he would be required to disclose his defence in the departmental enquiry.

3. Heard the arguments on admission.

4. The facts as gathered from the records are that the petitioner is a Sub-

Inspector and is posted at Police Line, Morena. While he was posted at Police Station, Kotwali, District Morena, he is allegedly trapped by Lokayukt on 10.11.2024 while taking bribe from the complainant Sadeep Gurjar. A criminal case (Crime No.158/2024) has been registered against him for offences punishable under Section 7 read with Section 13(1)(b), 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act and is presently under investigation. A copy of FIR has been brought on record as Annexure P/2 with the petition.

5. A charge sheet, dated 24.12.2024, (Annexure P/1) has also been issued wherein following charges are levelled:

“1. शासक(cid:5)य सेवा म(cid:10) रहते हुए अपचार(cid:19) के (cid:20)व(cid:21)(cid:22) थाना (cid:20)वशेष पिुलस (cid:28)थापना, लोकाय(cid:30)ु म(cid:10) अपराध (cid:32)मांक 158/24 धारा (cid:34)(cid:35)ाचार िनवारण अिधिनयम 1988 एवं (संशोधन अिधिनयम 2018) क(cid:5) धारा 07 के तहत पंजीब(cid:22) होने से पिुलस क(cid:5) छ(cid:20)व धूिमल होकर म.(cid:43). पिुलस रै(cid:45)यलू ेशन के परैा

64(3) (11) का उ(cid:47)लं◌ंघन करना ।

2. थाना कोतवाली, मुरैना के अप.(cid:32). 551/24 म(cid:10) दौराने (cid:20)ववेचना अपचार(cid:19) (cid:53)ारा आरोपीगण भूरा िसं◌ंह उफ(cid:58) रामकुमार उफ(cid:58) सरंपच एवं सते(cid:59)(cid:60) िसंह उफ(cid:58) स(cid:61)या गुजर(cid:58) को धारा 35(3) बी.एन.एस. के सूचना प(cid:62) तामील कराये गये, सूचना प(cid:62)(cid:63) पर (cid:28)वयं के ह(cid:28)ता(cid:64)र एवं (cid:65)दनांक अं(cid:65)कत नह(cid:19)ं कर सं(cid:65)द(cid:45)ध आचरण (cid:43)दिशत(cid:58) कर म.(cid:43). पिुलस रै(cid:45)यलू ेशन के परैा 64(2) का उ(cid:47)लं◌ंघन करना ।

3. (cid:43)करण क(cid:5) अिभयो(cid:66)(cid:62)ी (cid:53)ारा धारा 482 बी.एन.एस.एस. के तहत अि(cid:67)म जमानत हेतु (cid:43)(cid:28)तुत आवेदन माननीय (cid:59)यायालय (cid:53)ारा (cid:65)दनांक 28.09.24 को िनर(cid:28)त (cid:65)कये जाने पर उसका खलु ासा केस डायर(cid:19) म(cid:10) न कर गंभीर लापरवाह(cid:19)

(cid:43)दिशत(cid:58) कर म.(cid:43). पिुलस रै(cid:45)यलू ेशन के परैा 64(2) का उ(cid:47)लं◌ंघन करना ।

4. घटना(cid:28)थल का न(cid:66)शा मौका िनयमानसु ार तैयार नह(cid:19)ं करना तथा (cid:20)ववेचना के दौरान (cid:65)दनांक 01.10.24 को आरोपी सरनाम िसंह से सूचना प(cid:62) तामीली के दौरान घटना के संबंध म(cid:10) (cid:20)व(cid:28)ततृ पछू ताछ नह(cid:19) करना एवं न ह(cid:19)ं मौके पर उप(cid:72)(cid:28)थत (cid:28)वतं(cid:62) सा(cid:72)(cid:64)य(cid:63) के कथन लेख (cid:20)ववेचना म(cid:10) गंभीर लापरवाह(cid:19)

(cid:43)दिशत(cid:58) कर म.(cid:43). पिुलस रै(cid:45)यलू ेशन के परैा 64(2) का उ(cid:47)लं◌ंघन करना ।"

6. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is required to disclose his defense in departmental enquiry which would seriously prejudice him in criminal case.

7. From perusal of charge sheet issued to petitioner, it is seen that only charge no.1 relates to the incident in respect of which FI