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

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ON THE 18 OF FEBRUARY, 2026 MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 20465 of 2016 SUDHIR KHANDEKAR Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Vikash Gupta - Advocate for the petitioner.

Shri Sachindra Raghuwanshi - Panel Lawyer for the State.

ORDER This petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding to 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023), has been preferred by the petitioner seeking quashing of FIR bearing Crime No.433/2006 dated 16.09.2006, registered at Police Station-Pipariya, District-Hoshangabad (M.P.), for offences punishable under Sections 409, 34 of Indian Penal Code as well as quashing of all other consequential proceedings arising therefrom, including Case bearing RCT No.175/2007 (arising out of FIR bearing Crime No.433/2006), which is pending for adjudication before the Court of Judicial Magistrate First Class, at Pipariya, Hoshangabad (MP).

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as per the allegations, an amount of Rs.14,06,914/- is alleged to have been misappropriated by the petitioner and excess food grains are alleged to ha