IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT GWALIOR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE MILIND RAMESH PHADKE ON THE 22^nd OF JANUARY, 2026 MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 26304 of 2023 MUNNIRAJA BUNDELA AND OTHERS Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Divakar Vyas - Advocate for petitioners.

Ms Kalpana Parmar - Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1/State.

Shri Nakul Khedkar - Advocate for respondent No.2.

ORDER This petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. has been filed by the petitioners seeking quashment of FIR bearing crime No.322/2023 registered at Police Station Chanderi District Ashoknagar for offence punishable under Sections 420, 409 and 120B of IPC as well as charge-sheet and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom.

2. As per prosecution case, the complainant, Gorishankar Rajput, son of Roshanlal Rajput, aged 30 years, Chief Executive Officer, along with Narayan Singh Kalawat, Assistant Accountant, appeared at Police Station Chanderi on 30.05.2023 and submitted a written complaint No. 720/Accounts/2023, along with an inquiry report, alleging that Smt. Munniraja, former Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Khagaldudrai, and Shri Pratap Singh Kushwaha, the then Secretary (currentl