Pratik Dansingani And ANR v. State Of Maharashtra And ANR

906-WP-552-2024.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 552 OF 2024 Pratik Dansingani & Anr.

...Petitioners

Versus

The State of Maharashtra & Anr.

...Respondents

Ms. Shweta Agrawal, Advocate for the Petitioners. Mr. Hiten Venegaonkar, G.P. & P.P. a/w Ms. P.D. Dabholkar for the Respondent No.1/State.

Ms. Mayuri Hatle a/w Mr. Mandar Surve, Advocate for Respondent No.2.

Ms. Pooja Chavan, WAPI a/w Mr. Anil Patil, Sr. Police Inspector and Mr. Kailash Barve, ACP, Samta Nagar Police Station, Mumbai, present.

by SUNNY ANKUSHRAO THOTE Date:

2025.01.09 13:07:57 +0530 Mrs. Harsha D. Dansingani, Petitioner No.2 & Mr. Dayal Dansingani, Petitioner No.4, present in person. SUNNY ANKUSHRAO THOTE CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE & RAJESH S. PATIL, JJ.

DATE : 8th JANUARY, 2025 P.C. :- 1.

We have perused the additional affidavit dated 6th January, 2025 filed by Shri. Satya Narayan, Joint Commissioner of Police (L & O), Mumbai and we have heard Shri. Venegaonkar, the learned Chief Public Prosecutor. During the course of the hearing in SUNNY THOTE

906-WP-552-2024.odt this matter, we noticed that the Claimant, who has agreed to receive an amount of Rs.8 Lakhs as a full and final settlement, has already received the entire streedhan and items in kind. 2.

The learned Advocate for the Petitioners submitted that she would take instructions. Petitioner Nos.2 and 4 are present in the Court. On the next date, the statement would be made on the offer, as is accepted by the Complainant, keeping in view that there was an MOU, which indicated the amount of Rs.8 Lakhs. 3.

List this Petition on 23rd January, 2025, for hearing and dictating orders.

4.

The Complainant and the Accused would make a joint Application before the trial Court for seeking an adjournment in the proceedings, on 16th January, 2025.

(RAJESH S. PATIL, J.) (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.) SUNNY THOTE