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IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VIVEK JAIN th ON THE 25 OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 1968 of 2026 GOPAL SAWNER Versus SMT. SUNITA BAI JAGDARNE AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Uma Shankar Tiwari - Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms.Shanti Tiwari - PL for respondent/State.

ORDER This present petition under Section 528 BNSS has been filed seeking relief that the closure report that has been prepared on 31/12/2023 by the police authorities in relation to offence at Crime No.352/2023 registered at Police Station Pandhana, District Khandwa, be presented before the concerned Court.

2. The petitioner has brought on record copy of the closure report which is dated 31.12.2023, and complained that it has not been presented before the concerned Court..​

3. The respondents have filed a reply and have stated that the closure report has been submitted before the competent Court on 31/12/2023 and notice has been issued to the complainant on 29/1/2026 to appear before the concerned Magistrate for statement. But the complainant did not come forward and therefore, again on 1/2/2026, the notice has been issued to the complainant.​

4. The reply contains, attached to it, a notice (Annexure R/1), dated

31/1/2026, as per which the closure report is to be presented before the concerned Court on 2/2/2026. This notice dated 31/1/2026 is directly opposite to what has been stated in para 4 of the reply, whereby it has been stated that the closure report has been submitted on 31/12/2023 before the concerned Court and complainant is not coming forward to record his statements.​

5. From the notice (Annexure R/1), it appears that the closure has been filed before the concerned Court on 2/2/2026 and the assertions made in para 4 of the reply seems to be incorrect and only to cover up the lapses of the police in not presenting the closure report before the Court within time.​ 6. However, the closure report seems to have been filed on 2/2/2026.

Counsel for the petitioner, on oral instructions submits that the applicant has no information whether the closure report has been filed on 2/2/2026.

7. In view of the aforesaid, it is directed that if the closure report has not been submitted till so far, then it be submitted within 7 days of receipt of copy of this order.

8. With the aforesaid direction, the petition is disposed of.

(VIVEK JAIN)

JUDGE sm