IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT GWALIOR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE MILIND RAMESH PHADKE ON THE 21st OF JANUARY, 2026 MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 2028 of 2016 DEVPRATAP SINGH @ DEEPU TOMAR AND OTHERS Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Appearance:

Shri Pradeep Katare - Advocate for the petitioner.

Shri Samar Ghuraiya Dy Ga appearing on behalf of Advocate General.

ORDER The present petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. is directed against the order dated 03.02.2016 passed by the Fourth Additional Sessions Judge, Gwalior, in Criminal Revision No. 67/2016, whereby, while considering the challenge to the order of framing of charges dated 30.01.2016 passed by the learned Trial Court under Sections 498-A, 494/34 read with Section 506 Part II of the IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, the revision was partly allowed. The petitioners were discharged from the offence under Section 494/34 of the IPC; however, the revision was dismissed insofar as the framing of charges under Sections 498-A and 506 Part II of the IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act was upheld.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners, while placing reliance on the judgments in Shivcharan Lal Verma and anot