Rajendra S/O Kewalram Darwade v. The State Of Maharashtra, Thr. Pso, Police Station Hudkeshwar, Dist. Nagpur And Another

2025:BHC-NAG:2290-DB 1/3

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR Criminal Application (APL) No. 1113 of 2021 Rajendra S/o Kewalram Darwade, Aged about 45 years, Occupation :

Service, R/o 53-B, Giri Balaji Nagar, Hudkeshwar Road, Nagpur-34 ... Applicants // VERSUS // 1.

State of Maharashtra through its Police Station Officer, Police Station Hudkeshwar, District Nagpur.

2.

Vanita W/o Rajendra Darwade, aged about 37 Years, Occu. Private Work R/o C/o Ramdas Farkunde, Plot No.30, Ingole, Nagar, Dhande Layout, Near Punyadham Mandir, Hudkeshwar Road, Nagpur ... Non-applicants Shri S.S.Dhengale, Advocate for the applicant. Ms. Mayuri Deshmukh, APP for the non-applicant/State Shri Lubesh Meshram, Advocate for the non-applicant no.2. CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI & PRAVIN S. PATIL, JJ.

DATE : 25th FEBRUARY, 2025.

ORAL JUDGMENT : (PER : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.) Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard finally with the consent of the parties.

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This application filed by applicant/husband, under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, seeks quashing of charge-sheet No. 144 of 2018 and proceedings of Regular Criminal Case No. 2258 of 2018 pending before the learned 16th Joint Civil Judge, Junior Division and Judicial Magistrate First Class, Corporation Court No.2, Nagpur. First Information Report was lodged by non-applicant no.2. 3.

During the pendency of the application, applicant and nonapplicant no.2 have amicably settled the dispute and the compromise terms are executed between the parties. As per the compromise, applicant has paid an amount of Rs.15,00,000/- to non-applicant no.2 towards permanent alimony and he has also undertaken to bear the educational expenses of children i.e. daughter Vaidhehi and son Anvay. Nonapplicant no.2 by filing affidavit has confirmed this fact. 4.

Applicant and non-applicant no.2 are present in the Court and they are identified by their respective advocates. Non-applicant no.2 confirms the settlement and has no objection to quash the proceedings against the applicant. Applicant has undertaken to bear the educational expenses of his children.

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In view of the amicable settlement of the matrimonial dispute, we allow the application and quash the proceedings of Regular Criminal Case No. 2258 of 2018 pending before the learned 16th Joint Civil Judge, Junior Division and Judicial Magistrate First Class,

3/3 Corporation Court No.2, Nagpur arising out of charge-sheet No. 144 of 2018.

6.

Rule is made absolute in the above terms.

[PRAVIN S. PATIL, J.] [NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.]