IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH

AT INDORE

BEFORE

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VIJAY KUMAR SHUKLA

&

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE ALOK AWASTHI

th

ON THE 13 OF JANUARY, 2026

WRIT APPEAL No. 3027 of 2025

SMT. SANJANA CHOUHAN

Versus

THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS

Appearance:

Shri L. C. Patne - Advocate through VC with Ms. Nikita Biwal -

Advocate for the appellant.

Shri Rahul Sethi - AAG for respondents/State.

ORDER also the law in this regard. He argued that the impugned order appointing the Special Prosecutor is arbitrary, without application of mind and contrary to the provisions of Sec.24(8) of Cr.P.C. It is submitted that the impugned order does not record any reason for the appointment of a special public prosecutor. There is no material to show the existence of special circumstances warranting such an appointment. The appointment has been made at the instance of the private complainant/interested party, as the special prosecutor was representing the complainant as well as the witnesses in the same case.

Per: Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla

The present Writ Appeal is being filed against the order dated

23.7.2025 passed in WP No.21729/2019, passed by the learned Single Judge,

whereby the writ petition filed by