IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT GWALIOR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE MILIND RAMESH PHADKE WRIT PETITION No. 30425 of 2024 SHUBHAM SHRIVASTAVA AND OTHERS 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 V. S. Chauhan, learned counsel for the respondent [R-3].

Reserved on : 11.12.2025 Pronounced on : 14/01/2026 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 petitioners under Section

482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking quashment of the FIR registered by Respondent No.2 at the instance of Respondent No.3 for offences punishable under Sections 498-A/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) is working as Patwari at Tehsil Dabra and Petitioner No.1 (husband) is working as Forest Guard in District Dewas. Petitioner No.1 and Respondent No.3 were married on 14.11.2021 at Bhopal according to Hindu r