IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE DWARKA DHISH BANSAL CRIMINAL REVISION No. 1096 of 2026 PRATEEK @ RAHUL KUSHWAHA Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Krishna Deo Singh - Advocate for the petitioner.

Smt. Vineeta Sharma - Government Advocate for the State.

Ms. Apoorva Singh Rajpoot and Ms. Sakshi Bhardwaj - Advocates for the complainant.

Reserved on :: 25.03.2026 Pronounced on :: 31.03.2026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ORDER This criminal revision has been preferred by the petitioner/accused challenging the order dated 02.03.2026 passed by Special Judge SC/ST, Jabalpur, in case no.SC ATR/263/2025 whereby petitioner's application for deferring cross- examination of the witnesses (comes under Section 231(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973/ Section 254(3) of BNSS, 2023), has been dismissed. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that upon complaint made on

29.07.2025, a FIR at Crime No.301/2025 was registered at Police Station Kotwali, District Jabalpur, against the petitioner under Section 64(1), 103, 331(8), 115(2), 351(3) of the Bharatiya