Dhondiba Bandu Jadhav v. State Of Maharashtra And Another

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION (A.P. L.) NO. 933 OF 2025 Dhondiba Bandu Jadhav ... Applicant

Versus

The State of Maharashtra & Anr.

... Respondents ------ Mr. Ritesh Thobde and Adv. Darshan Singh Rajpurohit for the Applicant. Mr. Pankaj Deokar, APP for the Respondent No. 1-State. Mr. Pradeep Salgar for the Respondent No. 2.

------ Coram : M. S. Karnik & Sharmila U. Deshmukh, JJ.

Date : October 15, 2025.

ORAL ORDER (Per : Sharmila U. Deshmukh, J.) 1.

The present Application is filed under Section 528 of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking to quash and set aside the impugned charge-sheet bearing Final Report No. 81/2025 arising out of FIR bearing C. R. No. 191/2025 registered with Valsang Police Station, Dist-Solapur, for offences punishable under Section 64, 115(2), 351(2), 351(3) of Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 at the behest of Respondent No. 2.

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Learned Counsel appearing for the parties submit that during the pendency of the proceedings the parties have amicably settled their dispute.

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Learned Counsel appearing for the Respondent No. 2 tenders the consent affidavit of the Respondent No. 2 stating that Respondent No. 2 has no objection for quashing and setting aside the FIR and the chargesheet bearing Final Report No. 81/2025. 4.

The Respondent No.2 is present in Court today. We have interacted with the Respondent No. 2 who has reiterated the contents of the consent affidavit and stated that she has no objection for quashing as sought in the Application. The Respondent No. 2 is identified by her Counsel and by her Aadhar Card a copy whereof is placed on record. The copy of Affidavit as well as Aadhar Card is taken on record. 5.

The Respondent No. 2 is aged about 35 years and has reached at amicable settlement of her own volition.

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Considering the fact that the Complainant does not desire to continue with the criminal prosecution, the chances of conviction of the Applicant is bleak and remote. The continuation of the criminal prosecution will not serve any fruitful purpose. As per the law laid down in decisions of Narinder Singh v. State of Punjab1 and Gian Singh v. State (2014) 6 SCC 466 2 of

of Punjab2, we hereby allow the Application and quash the impugned charge-sheet bearing Final Report No. 81/2025 arising out of C. R. No. 191/2025 registered with Valsang Police Station, Dist-Solapur, against the present Applicant.

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Criminal Application is disposed of in the above terms. [ Sharmila U. Deshmukh, J. ] [ M. S. Karnik, J. ] TALLE SHUBHAM ASHOKRAO TALLE SHUBHAM ASHOKRAO Date: 2025.10.15 20:04:26 +0530 (2012) 10 SCC 303 3 of