IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT INDORE BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE SUBODH ABHYANKAR

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ON THE 28 OF JANUARY, 2026 MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 57464 of 2025 LALIT Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Appearance:

Shri Harshvardhan Pathak - Advocate for the applicant.

Shri Tarun Pagare -GA appearing on behalf of Advocate General[r-1].

ORDER

1] Heard finally with the consent of the parties.

2] This petition has been filed by the petitioner under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking the quashment of the FIR in connection with Crime No.380/2024 registered at police Station Alirajpur District Alirajpur under section 34(2) and 46 of the M.P. Excise Act and the subsequent proceedings.

3] This petition has been filed only on the ground that the petitioner happens to be the Sales Man/Manager of a liquor shop, and 12,000 bulk liters of liquor has been seized from a truck bearing RJ-09-GC-6690, which was being transported on the prescribed route under a valid licence. Although, it is alleged that at the time of the transportation, the driver was not having the valid licence.

4] Counsel for the petitioner has also drawn the attention of this Court to the copy of the licence d