Prashant S/O. Tukaram Dhumal And Others v. The State Of Maharashtra And ANR

1 Cri Apln 3646/19

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3646 OF 2019 Prashant S/o Tukaram Dhumal, Age 27 Years, Occ. Agriculture, R/o Renuka Nagar, Paradgaon Road, Partur, Taluka Partur, District Jalna APPLICANTS Shakuntala Tukaram Dhumal, Age 56 Years, Occ. Agriculture, R/o.

Renuka Nagar, Paradgaon Road, Partur, Taluka Partur, District Jalna Tukaram Babasaheb Dhumal, Age 58 Years, Occ. Agriculture, R/o.

Renuka Nagar, Paradgaon Road, Partur, Taluka Partur, District Jalna Vasant Tukaram Dhumal, Age 36 Years, Occ. Service, Resident ogf Mantha Choufuli, Jalna, District Jalna Sarla @ Megha Vasant Dhumal, Age Yars, Occ.

Household, Resident of Mantha Choufuli, Jalna, District Jalna V E R S U S The State of Maharashtra, Through Police Station, Partur, District Jalna RESPONDENTS Nikita Prashant Dhumal, Age 22 Years, Occ. Household, Resident of Renuka Nagar, Partur, Taluka

2 Cri Apln 3646/19 Partur, District Jalna, At present resident of Ranjala, Taluka Aundha Nagnath, District Hingoli Mr. S.D. Salunke, Advocate for the Applicants Mr. K.S. Patil, A.P.P. for Respondent No.1/State Mr. S.K. Chavan, Advocate for Respondent No.2 ...

CORAM : T.V. NALAWADE AND M.G. SEWLIKAR, JJ.

DATE : 13th January, 2020 ORAL JUDGMENT [T.V. NALAWADE, J.] :

Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith. With consent of learned counsel for both the sides, heard finally.

2.

Present proceeding is filed for the relief of quashing of F.I.R. No.230 of 2019, registered with Police Station, Partur, District Jalna, for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 307, 323, 504, 506 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and undedr Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3.

During arguments, learned counsels for both the sides submitted that the parties have settled the

3 Cri Apln 3646/19 dispute and complainant-wife has returned to her matrimonial house. The affidavit of both the sides is produced on record. In view of nature of dispute and aforesaid circumstances, crime registered against the applicants needs to be quashed and set aside. 4.

In the result, application is allowed. Relief is granted in terms of prayer clause "C".

Rule is made absolute in above terms.

( M.G. SEWLIKAR, J. ) ( T.V. NALAWADE, J. ) SRM/13/1/2020