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

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ON THE 27 OF JANUARY, 2026 MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 57327 of 2023 SUKHCHAIN @ RAJ KATARE AND OTHERS Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Vinit Kumar Mishra - Advocate for the petitioners.

Ms. Mamta Mishra - Panel Lawyer for the respondent No.1/State.

Shri Gurshish Kaur Bhatia - Advocate for the respondent No.2.

ORDER The petitioners have approached this Court by filing the present petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, challenging the order dated 10/05/2023 (Annexure P/1) passed in Criminal Revision No. 03/2023 by the learned 2nd Additional Sessions Judge, Lakhnadaun, District Seoni (M.P.), whereby the framing of charges for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A/34 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, read with Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, as ordered by the trial Court, has been questioned.

2. Briefly stated, the prosecution case is that respondent No. 2/complainant lodged an oral complaint dated 10.10.2021 at Police Station Lakhnadaun, District Seoni, against the petitioners, namely her husband, brother-in-law (Jeth), fa