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

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ON THE 12 OF FEBRUARY, 2026 MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 1485 of 2023 BALRAM SODE AND OTHERS Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Ankur Shrivastava - Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Manisha Singh - Panel Lawyer for the State.

Shri Eshaan Datt - Advocate for respondent No.2.

ORDER The petitioner has invoked the inherent jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashment of the proceedings arising out of RCT No. 2548/2022, pending before the Court of the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Sagar, District Sagar, along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom.

2. Facts of the case in short are that the petitioner No.1 got married to the respondent no.2/complainant on 01.12.20 at village Raipura, P.S. Surkhi District Sagar, as per Hindu Rites and Rituals. It is pertinent to mention here that no exchange of goods/dowry was made by either side, neither even single demand was placed by the petitioner No.1 or his family members. The petitioner No.2 is daughter of the elder brother of the Shobharam, therefore, she is niece