IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT INDORE BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE SUBODH ABHYANKAR th ON THE 16 OF FEBRUARY, 2026 MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 39973 of 2024 SMT. V. KRISHNAMMA AND OTHERS Versus GARIMA BAIS Appearance:

Shri A. Velan along with Shri Prakahar Shukla - Advocates for the petitioners.

Shri Sudhir Dandawate, Advocate for the respondent.

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Reserved on : 04/12/2025 Pronounced on : 16/02/2026 ___________________________________________________________

This petition having been heard and reserved for orders, coming on for pronouncement this day, the court passed the following:

ORDER

1] This petition has been filed by the petitioners under Section 528 BNSS, 2023 / 482 of Cr.P.C. for quashing the entire proceedings against the petitioners in case number MJCR 1860/2024 pending before the learned JMFC, Indore under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.

2] This is the second round of hearing of this petition as this petition was earlier dismissed by the co-ordinate bench of this Court vide its order dated 10/12/2024, holding the same to not maintainable u/s.482 of Cr.P.C., however, the SLP (Crl