Bhavik Uday Mehta And ORS v. Tejasvi Bhavik Mehta And ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1811 OF 2019 Bhavik U. Mehta and ors.

... Applicants V/s.

Tejasvi B. Mehta and anr.

... Respondents ---------------- Devanshi Shah i/b Siddhartha Shah and Associates for the Applicants.

Mr. Pushpak B. Phule a/w. Mrs. Rohini P. Phule for Respondent No.1.

Dr. F.R. Shaikh, APP for the Respondent - State. ----------------

CORAM

:

B.P. DHARMADHIKARI, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE & N.R. BORKAR, J.

DATE :

MARCH 6, 2020.

P.C.

1] The applicants are present with their advocate. Respondent No.1 is present with her advocate. 2] Marriage of applicant No.1 with respondent No.1 is dissolved under section 13B of Hindu Marriage Act by the Family Court at Bandra in Petition No.A-2052 of 2016. 3] Parties are therefore, jointly requesting for quashing of FIR and consequential criminal proceedings.

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38-cri-apl-1811-19.doc 4] Respondent No.1 informs the Court orally that amount of Rs.45,000/- is received by her and balance amount of Rs.7,55,000/- in deposit with the Family Court is agreed to be withdrawn by her, after the criminal proceedings are quashed and set aside.

5] In this situation, we accept the joint request and make Rule absolute in terms of prayer clause "(a)". Consequential criminal proceedings, if any, are also therefore, quashed and set aside.

(N.R. BORKAR, J.) (ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE) Dinesh Sherla 2/2