IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT GWALIOR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE MILIND RAMESH PHADKE

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ON THE 11 OF FEBRUARY, 2026 MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 32189 of 2024 NABBE @ LAVKUSH Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Appearance:

None for the petitioner.

Ms. Kalpana Parmar - Public Prosecutor for the State.

ORDER By invoking the inherent powers of this Court under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (corresponding to Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure), the present petition has been preferred seeking quashment of FIR bearing Crime No. 760/2021 registered at Police Station Dabra, District Gwalior, for offences punishable under Sections 376 and 450 of the IPC read with Sections 3 and 4 of the POCSO Act, along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, including Sessions Case No.

268 of 2021, on the basis of compromise.

As per the prosecution story, respondent No.2/prosecutrix appeared at the concerned Police Station along with her paternal aunt Rani Vaghel and her father Harvansh Vaghel and lodged an oral report alleging that the accused, Lavkush Vaghel, had committed rape upon her against her will. On the basis of the said allegations,