Nausheen Subuhi Qudeer Ahmed And Others v. The State Of Maharashtra And Another

2026:BHC-AUG:7264-DB

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4312 OF 2024 WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.645 OF 2026 IN CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4312 OF 2024 NAUSHEEN SUBUHI QUDEER AHMED AND OTHERS

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER ...

Advocate for Applicants : Mr. G. R. Syed APP for Respondent No.1 : Mr. C. V. Bhadane Advocate for Respondent No.2 : Mr. V. S. Borkar ...

CORAM : SACHIN S. DESHMUKH, J.

DATE : 13-02-2026 PER COURT:- 1.

Heard.

2.

The parties are present in person.

3.

Vide order dated 21.11.2024, this Court, while issuing notice, disposed of the criminal application as withdrawn insofar as applicants No.3 to 5 are concerned.

4.

During the pendency of this proceedings, the parties were directed to explore the possibility of an amicable settlement through mediation by order dated 23.12.2025. Pursuant to the said directions, the mediation report has been submitted and is duly taken on record and marked as "X" for identification. 5.

Learned counsel for the applicants submits that the matrimonial dispute between the applicant No.5 (husband) and the

respondent No.2 (wife) has been settled through mutual agreement. It is further submitted that in view of the settlement, the learned counsel for the respondent No.2 has no objection to the quashing of the proceedings.

6.

Having considered the nature of the dispute, it is evident that the proceedings arise out of a matrimonial conflict. In light of the settlement arrived at between the parties, any further continuation of the criminal proceedings would be a futile exercise and would amount to an abuse of the process of law. Moreover, given the reconciliation, the possibility of the informant or witnesses supporting the prosecution's case during the trial is remote.

7.

Consequently, to meet the ends of justice and to prevent the unnecessary rigmarole of a trial in a settled matter, I am inclined to exercise inherent powers in favour of the applicants. 8.

Hence, the following order:

ORDER

(i) Criminal Application No.645 of 2025 is allowed in terms of prayer clause "B".

(ii) Criminal Application No.4312 of 2024 is allowed subject to payment of costs of Rs.50,000/- (Rs.Fifty Thousand) to be paid to respondent No.2/wife, within a period of two weeks from today.

(iii) The complaint bearing Crime No.380 of 2021 presented by respondent No.2/complainant registered with the Satara Police Station, Taluka and District Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad), for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 504 and 506 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Right on Marriage) Act, order issuing summons rendered by the learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Aurangabad, in Regular Criminal Case No.2832 of 2021, dated 19.04.2024, is hereby quashed and set aside to the extent of applicants No.1 to 5.

(iv) Needless to state, non-compliance of aforesaid terms shall result into recall of this order without further reference to this Court.

[SACHIN S. DESHMUKH] JUDGE rrd