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. 15286 of 2024 SHAILESH SHROTRIYA Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Piyush Shrivastava - Advocate for the petitioner.

Shri Amit Rawal – Govt. Advocate for the respondent/State.

Shri Jay Sharma – Advocate for the respondent [R-2].

ORDER

This petition under section 482 of Cr.P.C. is filed feeling aggrieved by the order dated 01.02.2024 passed by the First Additional Sessions Judge, Distt. Ratlam in Cr. R. No. 54/2025, whereby the order dated 07.06.2023 passed by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Distt. Ratlam in RCT No. 900503/2015 was set aside. The learned JMFC, Distt. Ratlam had allowed the application u/S 319 of Cr.P.C. and directed cognizance against respondent no.2.

2. The exposition of facts, giving rise to the present petition, is as under:

(i) The petitioner Shailesh Shrotriya lodged FIR at P.S. Manak Chowk, Distt. Ratlam on 20.12.2014, inter-alia alleging that the Lineman of Electricity Department came to connect the electricity line of his house on 20.12.2014 around 12:30 pm. His neighbor- Hasmukh Bhan