Shaista Nasreen Sheikh Qamar v. The State Of Maharashtra Thr. Pso Ps Awadhootwadi Dist. Yavatmal And Another

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COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR CRIMINAL APPLICATION (APL) NO.1510 OF 2024 SHAISTA NASREEN SHEIKH QAMAR VS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR. PSO PS AWADHOOTWADI DIST. YAVATMAL AND ANOTHER - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's orders of directions and Registrar's orders - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mr. S.B. Gandhe, Advocate for the applicant/s Mr. A.B. Badar, APP for the State CORAM: VINAY JOSHI AND ABHAY J. MANTRI, JJ.

DATED : 15/10/2024.

By this application, the applicant is seeking to quash First Information Report vide Crime No. 940 of 2024 registered with Police Station Awadhootwadi, District Yavatmal, for the offences punishable under Sections 506, 504, 498-A, 323 and read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The applicant claims to be an office colleague of the husband of the informant, who has been arraigned as accused. According to the applicant, the provisions of Section 498-A may not attract, as the applicant would not find place in the term "Relative", as explained by the Hon'ble Supreme Court.

Issue notice to the non-applicants, returnable after six weeks. The learned APP waives service of notice for the State. In the meantime, investigation may go on, but charge-sheet shall not be filed without obtaining leave of this Court. (ABHAY J. MANTRI, J.) (VINAY JOSHI, J.) Signed by: Mr. Niranjan Thawre Designation: PA To Honourable Judge Date: 15/10/2024 18:27:51 ND.THAWRE PA