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

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ON THE 3 OF FEBRUARY, 2026 MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 7518 of 2024 SMT BILKIS Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Mudit Goswami- Advocate for petitioner.

Shri Mohit Shivhare - Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1/State.

Shri Sankalp Sharma - Advocate for respondent [R-2].

ORDER This petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure has been filed by the petitioner assailing the order dated 19.01.2024 passed by the learned First Additional Sessions Judge, Gwalior, in Criminal Revision No. 368/2023, arising out of the order dated 21.09.2023 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Gwalior, in RCT No. 3290/2023. The Revisional Court allowed the revision, thereby reversing the order passed by the learned JMFC, Gwalior whereby the petitioner was discharged from the offence punishable under Section 406 of the Indian Penal Code.

2. The facts in brief are that the complainant/respondent No. 2 lodged a complaint alleging that she had agreed to purchase a residential house owned by the petitioner, situated at Ayodhya Nagri, Chiraiyo Ka Pura, Gwalior, a