X v. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CRIMINAL APPEAL No. OF 2024 (Arising out of SLP(Criminal) No. 9732/2023)

X Appellant(s)

THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ANR. Respondent(s)

1. Leave granted.

2. The present appeal arises out of the impugned judgment

and order dated 04.07.2023, passed by the High Court of

Madhya Pradesh at Gwalior in Misc. Criminal Case

No.21390/2023, whereby the High Court has allowed the said

petition filed by the respondent no.2-accused seeking

quashing of the F.I.R. registered as Crime No. 132/2023 at

Police Station-Kampoo, District-Gwalior (M.P.) for the

offence punishable under Sections 376,376(2)(b), 376(2)

(n),354 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, and has quashed

the F.I.R. as well as the consequential proceedings arising

from the said F.I.R. and discharged respondent no.2 from the

case.

3. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the

material on record.

4. It is not disputed by the learned counsel for the

parties that the investigation in the present case is over

and the charge-sheet has also been filed before the

concerned Court against the respondent no.2-accused for the

alleged offence. Having regard to the position of the

respondent no.2-accused being a professor as also of the

victim being a ...