Harshita Amit Agrawal And Others v. The State Of Maharashtra And Another

2026:BHC-AUG:21469-DB

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 913 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1825 OF 2026 IN APPLN/4812/2024 Harshita Amit Agrawal And Others

VERSUS

The State of Maharashtra And Another .....

WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4812 OF 2024 Harshita Amit Agrawal And Others

VERSUS

The State Of Maharashtra And Another .....

Mr. Gandhi Amol Subhash, Advocate for Applicants Mr. R. D. Raut, APP for Respondent No.1 - State Mr. Amol N. Kakade, Advocate for Respondent No.2 .....

CORAM :

NEERAJ P. DHOTE, J.

DATE :

08.05.2026 PER COURT :

[I] Order in Criminal Application No.1825/2024 :

1.

This is an Application for impleament of Applicant Nos.4 to 6 in Application No.4812/2024.

2.

For the reasons mentioned in the Application, Application is allowed. Amendment to be carried out forthwith.

[I] Order in Criminal Application No.1825/2026 :

1.

This is an Application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as 'Cr.PC') for quashing FIR No.392/2024, registered with CIDCO Police Station, Aurangabad, for the offence punishable under Sections 498-A, 323, 504 and 506 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. 2.

By order dated 01.04.2026, the parties were referred for mediation. Accordingly, the parties appeared before the learned Mediator and the learned Mediator submitted his report stating therein that, the mediation is successful. The said mediation report is taken on record and marked as 'Exhibit - A'. 3.

The husband by named Anjan Agarwal, and the wife, i.e., the informant, Piyu Anjan Agarwal, are present before this Court. They confirmed the terms of compromise and signed before the learned Mediator. The informant has agreed to quashing of FIR and RCC No. 508/2025, which are sought to be quashed in the present proceedings. The husband is permitted to deposit the amount of Rs.20 Lakhs as per the terms of compromise. 4.

The learned Advocates for the parties submit that, in view of the mediation report, the application be allowed. 5.

The above crime was out of matrimonial discord. The parties have agreed to settle the matter. The informant does not wish to prosecute the criminal proceedings, which are sought to be quashed in the present application.

6.

In view of the above and considering the nature of offence and since the parties have amicably settled the dispute, the Application is allowed in terms of Prayer Clauses - 'A' and 'A-1'. [NEERAJ P. DHOTE, J.] Sameer/May-2026