IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT INDORE BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE SANJEEV S KALGAONKAR

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ON THE 18 OF FEBRUARY, 2026 MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 54117 of 2023 NAHARSINGH Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Appearance:

Ms. Pooja Vaktariya - Advocate for the petitioner. Shri Romil Verma- Public Prosecutor for the State.

ORDER

1. This petition under section 482 of the Cr.P.C is filed quashing the FIR at Crime no 466 of 2023, registered at Police Station – Taal, District - Ratlam for offence punishable under section 34(2) of the M.P. Excise Act and all consequential proceedings arising thereof.

2. The exposition of facts giving rise to present petition is as under :

A. A.S.I. Mohan Bhati of Police Check-Post, Karwakala received secret information that one Swift Desire Car bearing registration no. MP-09- CM-0290 is transporting illicit liquor. Accordingly, a Police Check-Post was installed near Village – Aabpura on 11/09/2023. This Swift Desire Car was intercepted. Praveen Singh was driving the vehicle. Mitthu Singh was passenger in the vehicle. The country-made plan liquor, total quantity 180 bulk liters was recovered on search of the car. The illicit country-made plan liquor and the vehi