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

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ON THE 15 OF DECEMBER, 2025 MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 34495 of 2025 CHANCHAL SINGH ALIAS BHANU JATAV Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Amit Khatri - Advocate for the applicant.

Shri Shikha Baghel - Panel Lawyer for respondent/State.

Shri Ashutosh Dubey - Advocate for respondent No.2.

ORDER This petition has been filed for invoking inherent powers under Section 528 of the BNSS for quashment of FIR bearing crime No.597/2023 registered at Police Station Adhartal, Jabalpur on 17.05.2023 and entire charge sheet for commission of offence punishable under Sections 363, 366, 342, 376 and 376(2)(n) of IPC and under Section 3, 4, 51 and 6 of POCSO Act, 2012 and Section 9 of Protection of Child Marriage Act, 2006. After investigation, the police has filed charge sheet before Special POCSO Court, Jabalpur and case is registered as Special Case No.183/2023 which is pending for trial.

2. It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is aged about 21 years and victim is aged 18 years. The both were in consensual love relationship. The prosecutrix had voluntaril