IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT Indore BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE SANJEEV S KALGAONKAR ON THE 2^nd OF FEBRUARY, 2026 MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 26912 of 2024 RITESH AND OTHERS Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Harshwardhan Sharma - Advocate for the petitioners.

Shri Santosh Singh Thakur – Govt. Advocate for the respondent/State.

None present for the respondent no.2, despite service of notice.

ORDER

This petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is filed for quashing of FIR registered at Crime No. 458/2020 dated 06.12.2020, P.S. Unhel, District Ujjain for offence punishable under Sections 272, 420 r/W Section 34 of IPC and the subsequent proceedings arising there from.

2. The exposition of the facts, giving rise to the present petition, is asunder :-

(i)Mr. Basant Dutt Sharma, Food Safety Officer(complainant), Food and Drugs Administration,Ujjain District Ujjain(M.P.) alongwith Mr. Bane Singh, Food Safety Officer, Food and Drugs Administration,Ujjain submitted a written complaint dated 06.12.2020 to SHO, P.S. Unhel, District Ujjain(M.P.) against accused - Ritesh Jain, Vishal Jain and Rajendra Jain (petitioners herein) stating that the