NEW DELHI, India, April 25 -- The Supreme Court of India issued the following judgement:

Introduction 1. The present appeals arise out of a common order dated 14.01.2016 passed by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh (the "High Court") in Miscellaneous Criminal Case bearing numbers (i) 6972 of 2015; (ii) 6981 of 2015; and (iii) 7663 of 2015, whereunder the High Court in exercise of its jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure ("CrPC") quashed (i) a First Information Report bearing number 551 of 2015 dated 25.07.2015 registered at PS Khategaon, Dewas (the "FIR") under Section(s) 420, 466, 467, 468, 471 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1872 (the "IPC"); and (ii) the criminal proceedings emanating thereof (the "Impugned...