IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT GWALIOR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE MILIND RAMESH PHADKE WRIT PETITION No. 18237 of 2025 NAMAN SHARMA Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Sameer Kumar Shrivastava - Advocate for the petitioner.

Shri Samar Ghuraiya Dy Ga appearing on behalf of Advocate General.

Shri Anand Purohit, learned counsel for the respondent [R-3].

Reserved on : 11.12.2025 Pronounced on : 16/01/2026 This petition having been heard and reserved for orders, Hon’ble Shri Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke, Judge pronounced the following:

ORDER The present petition has been filed by the petitioner under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking quashment of the FIR and the charge sheet registered by Respondent No.2 at the instance of Respondent No.3 for offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 294, 506, 34 of IPC read with Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

2. The prosecution case, as stated in the FIR, is that the complainant (Respondent No.3) was married to the petitioner according to Hindu rites and rituals. After marriage, the petitioner and his family members started harassing the complainant for bringing less dowry. Petitioner an