IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT GWALIOR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE MILIND RAMESH PHADKE st ON THE 21 OF JANUARY, 2026 MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 53361 of 2019 SMT. ALKA AND OTHERS Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Arun Kumar Paterya - Advocate for the petitioners.

Smt. Anjali Gayanani - Public Prosecutor for the respondent/State.

None for the respondent No.2 though served.

ORDER The present petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. has been filed by the petitioners seeking quashment of FIR bearing crime No.217/2019 registered at Police Station Mahila Thana District Gwalior for offence punishable under Sections 498-A, 506, 34 of IPC and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act as well as criminal case No. 4747/2019 pending before JMFC Gwalior including all consequential proceedings arising from the said FIR.

2. As per case of the prosecution case, marriage of respondent No.2 was solemnized on 18.02.2018 with Yogendra Singh Thakur alias Bunty, son of Rajendra Singh Thakur, resident of Rampuri Mohalla, Shabdpratap Ashram, Lashkar, Gwalior, according to Hindu rites and customs. At the time of marriage, her parents, as per the demands of her in-laws, gave Rs.15,00,000