Gautam Surendra Pradhan v. State Of Maharashtra Through Police Station Officer Police Station Warora Dist Chandrapur
2026:BHC-NAG:6140 1 15.apl.880.26.odt
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR CRIMINAL APPLICATION (APL) NO. 880/2026 Shri Gautam s/o. Surendra Pradhan Vs.
State of Maharashtra and Anr.
................................................................................................................................... Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's order or directions and Registrar's orders ................................................................................................................................................... Mr. Raju Kadu, Advocate for Applicant.
Ms M. A. Barabde, A.P.P. for Non-applicant/State. Ms. Gulafshan Ansari, Advocate for Non-applicant No.2. CORAM :
MRS. VRUSHALI V. JOSHI, J.
DATED :
21.04.2026 1.
The applicant has filed this application for quashing the First Information Report No.286/2025 for the offences punishable under Section 3(5) and 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the charge-sheet bearing No.285/2025.
2.
Both the learned Counsel are present along with the parties.
3.
The matter is settled between the parties. The learned Counsel for the non-applicant No.2 has filed on record Memorandum of Understanding and the pursis dated 13.04.2026. It is taken on record and marked for identification as 'X' and 'Y'.
4.
As per the consent terms, it is settled between the parties that, the applicant will pay Rs.36,50,000/- as a permanent alimony to the non-applicant No.2. Rs.25,00,000/- for the non-applicant No.2 and Rs.11,50,000/- for his son. He has given the cheque of Rs.5,00,000/- to the non-applicant No.2 on 13.04.2026 and
2 15.apl.880.26.odt remaining amount will be paid at the time of the decree of mutual consent divorce.
5.
The parties are present before the Court. Nonapplicant No.2 has stated that, the matter is settled as per the consent terms and they have decided to separate by mutual consent divorce.
6.
The parties have settled the matter and nonapplicant No.2 stated that she do not want to proceed further. The First Information Report against the family members is already quashed. As per the settlement, the First Information Report No.286/2025 for the offences punishable under Section 3(5) and 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the charge-sheet bearing No.285/2025 (R.C.C.No.285/2025) pending before the Jt. Civil Judge, Junior Divsion, Warora are quashed and set aside subject to depositing costs of Rs.10,000/- paid by the applicant and the non-applicant No.2 each with the Public Welfare Account maintained with Union Bank of India, High Court Branch, Civil Lines, Nagpur bearing Account No.129712010001014 and IFSC Code UBIN0812978 within a period of four weeks and producing the receipt thereof on record within two weeks thereafter.
7.
The application is allowed in the above terms and disposed of.
(MRS.VRUSHALI V. JOSHI, J.) RGurnule Signed by: Mrs. R.M. MANDADE Designation: PA To Honourable Judge Date: 21/04/2026 18:34:35