IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE HIMANSHU JOSHI

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ON THE 13 OF FEBRUARY, 2026 MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 8530 of 2017 ARUN KUMAR Versus P.K. SINGH AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Shashank Shekhar - Senior Advocate with Shri Samresh Katare -

Advocate the petitioner.

Shri Sarthak Nema - Advocate for respondent No.1.

WITH MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 8609 of 2017 NIZAM QURESHI Versus P.K. SINGH AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Shashank Shekhar - Senior Advocate with Shri Samresh Katare -

Advocate the petitioner.

Shri Sarthak Nema - Advocate for respondent No.1.

ORDER These petitions have been preferred under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 seeking quashment of the order dated 25.03.2017 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Rewa, whereby cognizance has been taken against the applicant for offences punishable under Sections 465, 469, 471 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code in a complaint case instituted under Section 200 Cr.P.C.

2. For convenience, brief facts are being narrated from M.Cr.C.No.8609/2017.

3. Facts of the case reveals that the applicants are a retired Class-I Officer of the Indian Forest Service. During the relevant period