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

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ON THE 9 OF DECEMBER, 2025 MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 3416 of 2025 SHIVANAND @ PAPPU PANDEY Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Appearance:

Shri Bhupendra Kumar Shukla - Advocate for the petitioner.

Shri Amit Garg - P.L. for the respondent/State.

ORDER This petition has been filed invoking inherent powers provided to the High Court under Section 482 of Cr.P.C/528 of BNSS for quashing of FIR registered against the petitioner vide Crime No.576/2024 at P.S. Rampur Naikin, District Sidhi (M.P.) for the offence punishable under Section 34(2) of the M.P. Excise Act and also for further proceedings initiated in pursuance thereto. The quashing of FIR and further proceedings is being prayed on the ground that no offence is made out against the petitioner as no material is available with the prosecution connecting the present petitioner with the alleged crime. The present petitioner has been meticulously added in the crime because it is clear from the available material and also from the language used in the FIR.

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