IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT GWALIOR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR GUPTA

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ON THE 9 OF FEBRUARY, 2026 MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 25596 of 2025 SOHAN LAL SARGAIYAN AND OTHERS Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Atul Gupta - Advocate for the petitioners.

Shri Atul Kumar Sharma- PP for the State. None for respondent No.2, though served.

ORDER

1. This petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (now corresponding to Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023) has been filed by the petitioners seeking quashment of FIR bearing Crime No. 164/2025 registered at Police Station Joura for offences punishable under Sections 85, 296, 351(3) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the consequential charge-sheet filed pursuant thereto. 2. As per the prosecution case, the marriage of complainant Smt. Kiran was solemnized with co-accused Govind Narayan Sargaiyan on 03.12.2011. It is alleged that at the time of marriage, sufficient dowry and gifts were given beyond the financial capacity of the complainant’s father. The complainant resided with her husband at Gwalior. According to her, for about two years the matrimo