IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE B. P. SHARMA

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ON THE 20 OF JANUARY, 2026 MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 19343 of 2022 SHUBHAM SONI Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Pramod Singh Tomar - Advocate for the petitioner.

Shri Dinesh Prasad Patel - Government Advocate for the respondent.

ORDER This petition filed under Section 528 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), has been preferred by the petitioners seeking quashment of the FIR dated 13.12.2021 bearing Crime No.41/21, registered for offences punishable under Section 376(2)(n), 506, 366 of IPC read with Section 3(1) (w-ii), 3(2)(va) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act at Police Station Mahila Thana, Hoshangabad and consequential proceedings in Special Case No.SC ATR No.8/22 pending before the Special Judge, Hoshangabad, District Hoshangabad M.P.).

2. The facts of the case in brief are that the aforesaid FIR was lodged by the complainant/respondent No.2 against the petitioner alleging that she met the petitioner on 25.02.2015 since then the petitioner used to make physical relation with her alluring to marry her untill 03.10.2021. It is stated that the sa