Yatindra Datta Sawant And ANR v. State Of Maharashtra And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

by KANCHAN VINOD MAYEKAR Date: 2025.08.01 18:15:47 +0530 KANCHAN VINOD MAYEKAR CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 507 OF 2025 1) Yatindra Datta Sawant ] Aged, 35 years, Occupation - Service] Add/at, 2/B, 306, Jai Ambe Sadan, ] S.N.Path, Lower Parel, Delisle Road, ] Mumbai - 400013 ] 2) Pratibha Datta Sawant ] Aged, 70 years, Occupation - Service] Add/at, 2/B, Jai Ambe Sadan, ] S.N.Path, Lower Parel, Delisle Road, ] Mumbai - 400013 ] ... Applicants V/s.

1) The State of Maharashtra ] (Through Kalachowki Police Station) ] 2) Ankita Yatindra Sawant ] Vighnaharta Building, A-Wing, ] Room No 405, G.D.Ambekar Marg, ] Near Kalachowki Police Station, ] Kalachowki, Mumbai-400033 ]

...Respondents

______________________ Mr. Manoj Pandit a/w. Ms.Shraddha Sane, Mr.Yatindra Sawant, Ms.Pratibha Sawant for Applicants.

Mr. Ashish I. Satpute, A.P.P. for Respondent No. 1 - State. Mr.Sagar Kasar a/w. Ms.Chaitali Bhogle, Mr.Rishabh Tiwari for Respondent No.2.

______________________ CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND RAJESH S. PATIL, JJ.

DATE : 23rd JULY, 2025 1/3

P.C.:- 1) Husband (Applicant No.1) and mother-in-law (Applicant No.2), accused in C.C. No. 695/PW/2021, pending on the file of Judicial Magistrate First Class (15th Court), Mazgaon, Mumbai, arising out of C.R. No. 142 of 2020 registered with Kala Chowki Police Station, Mumbai, dated 18th August, 2020, under Sections 498-A and 406 of Indian Penal Code have filed this Application under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, for quashing of the said crime, with the consent of Respondent No.2, the informant.

2) Mr. Kasar, learned Advocate for Respondent No.2 submitted that, Respondent No.2 has already filed on record an Affidavit dated 30 th June, 2025, duly affirmed before a Notary Public. It is stated therein that, the Applicant No.1 and Respondent No.2 have filed Consent Terms before the Family Court at Bandra, Mumbai on 17th April, 2025 and in pursuance thereof, the Applicant No.1 has paid the entire alimony to the Respondent No.2. It is stated that, various terms and conditions mentioned in the Consent Terms are already complied with. In Para No. 10 thereof, Respondent No.2 has given her voluntary consent for quashing of crime in question.

2.1) Though Respondent No.2 is not personally present in the Court, Advocate Mr. Kasar submitted that, Respondent No.2 has given him authority to admit the contents of her Affidavit dated 30th June, 2025 and 2/3

to give her 'No Objection' for quashing of the crime in question. 3) In view thereof, Application is allowed in terms of prayer clause (a).

(RAJESH S. PATIL, J.) (A.S. GADKARI, J.) 3/3