IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VINAY SARAF ON THE 11^th OF MARCH, 2026 MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 12666 of 2025 LOKENDRA SINGH RATHORE AND OTHERS Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Baboo Ji Chourasia - Advocate for the petitioners.

Shri Jitendra Shrivastava – Panel Lawyer for the respondent no.1/State.

Shri Ashish Kumar Kurmi – Advocate for the respondent no.2.

ORDER

1. Petitioner No.1 Lokendra Rathore is the husband, Petitioner No.2 Om Prakash Rathore is the father-in-law and Petitioner No.3 Smt. Geeta Devi Rathore is the mother-in-law of the complainant/respondent No.2 Smt.

Shalini Rathore.

2. At the outset, counsel for the petitioners does not press the petition on behalf of the petitioner no.1 Lokendra Singh Rathore.

3. Consequently, the petition is dismissed qua petitioner no.1 Lokendra Rathore.

4. With the consent of parties, arguments heard for the purpose of final disposal.

5. The present petition has been preferred by petitioners under Section 528 of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 R/W section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for quashment of criminal proceedings arising out of FIR bearing Crime