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Sangita Nitin Takale (Wagh) And 2 Others v. State Of Mah. Thr. Pso Ps Gadge Nagar Amravati City Dist.Amravati And Anothr

2024-01-17Hon'Ble Shri Justice Pravin S. Patil2 pages

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR CRIMINAL APPLICATION (APL) NO. 79 OF 2024 Sangita Nitin Takale (Wagh) and Ors.

Vs.

State of Maharashtra, Thru. PSO, PS Gadge Nagar, Amravati and anr. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's Orders.

or directions and Registrar's orders.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. A.R. Ingole, Advocate for applicants.

Mr. M.K. Pathan, APP for respondent No.1.

CORAM : VINAY JOSHI, AND VRUSHALI V. JOSHI, JJ.

DATE : 17.01.2024 Heard.

2.

This is an application seeking to quash FIR in Crime No.1247/2023, registered with Police Station Gadge Nagar, District - Amravati City, for the offence punishable under Section 23 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

3.

Precisely, it is a prosecution case that accidentally, an applicant who claims to be a member of Mahila Mukti Morcha came to know about the commission of an offence under the Prity

2 / 2 910.apl79.2024 provisions of the POCSO Act. The applicants have approached to the victim of crime made her to disclose the things, video-graph, entire narration and then, uploaded it on social media and thus, committed an offence punishable under Section 23 of the POCSO Act.

4.

It is applicants' contention that there is a considerable delay in lodgement of report. According to applicants, they have made a complaint against Police Officer, hence, out of vengeance, the police managed to get register false FIR.

5.

Issue notice to the respondents, returnable after two weeks.

6.

Mr. Pathan, learned APP waives service of notice on behalf of respondent No.1/State.

JUDGE JUDGE Signed by: Mrs. Prity Gabhane Designation: PA To Honourable Judge Date: 18/01/2024 18:39:06 Prity