ITEM NO.3 COURT NO.17 SECTION II-A
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No(s). 1139/2024
(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 28-12-2023 in MCRC No. 57835/2023 passed by the High Court of M.P. Principal Seat at Jabalpur)
ANIL KUMAR YADAV Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Respondent(s)
(IA No. 19875/2024 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT, IA No. 19876/2024 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)

Date : 20-02-2024 These matters were called on for hearing today.
CORAM :
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHANSHU DHULIA
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASANNA BHALACHANDRA VARALE
For Petitioner(s) Ms. Deeksha Saggi, Adv.
Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Rituparn Uniyal, Adv.
Mr. K Anil Singh, Adv.
Mr. B Tyagi, Adv.
Mr. Nayyar Siddiqui, Adv.
Mr. Ram Lal Roy, AOR

For Respondent(s) Mr. Veer Vikrant Singh, D.A.G.
Ms. Mrinal Gopal Elker, AOR
Mr. Saurabh Singh, Adv.
Mr. Ashish Rawat, Adv.
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
An FIR was registered bearing No. 576/2023 on 30.11.2023 at PS-Belbagh, District-Jabalpur, M.P. against the petitioner under Section 376 of IPC. Prosecutrix about 55 years old woman alleged that the petitioner had raped her. An FIR has been filed after 2 years of the alleged incident. Considering all the facts and circumstances of the case, we are of the opinion that the interim protection granted by this Court vide order dated 29.01.2024 made absolute. The petitioner shall not be arrested during investigation and in case the charge-sheet is filed in the case and in the event of arrest, the petitioner shall be
granted bail by the Court concerned forthwith on the terms and conditions as imposed by the trial Court. The special leave petition is disposed of in the above terms.
All pending applications stand disposed of.
(NEETA SAPRA) (RENU BALA GAMBHIR)
COURT MASTER (SH) COURT MASTER (NSH)