IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VIVEK AGARWAL &

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE AVANINDRA KUMAR SINGH

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ON THE 13 OF OCTOBER, 2025 WRIT PETITION No. 12160 of 2024 DADU RAM BASANT Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Suyash Verma - Advocate for the petitioner.

Shri Nitin Gupta - Government Advocate for the respondents No.1 to 3/State.

Shri Abhinav Shrivastava - Advocate for the respondent No.4.

ORDER Per: Justice Vivek Agarwal This writ petition is filed challenging the order dated

15.03.2024/27.03.2024 passed by the Secretary, Government of Madhya Pradesh, Department of Industrial Policy & Investment Facilitation, whereby the department has granted prosecution sanction against the petitioner Dadu Ram Basant, the then Inspector/In-charge Asstt. Registrar, Firms and Societies, Rewa, Shahdol Division Rewa, under the provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

2. Petitioner is also aggrieved of the order dated 24.04.2024 passed by the Dy. Secretary Government of Madhya Pradesh, Department of Industrial Policy & Investment Facilitation, issuing the revised order of sanction on the ground that firstly petitioner is innocent and sec