Avinash Ramdas Gaikwad and Ors. v. Madhuri Avinash Gaikwad and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Criminal Application (A.P.L.) No.1488 of 2024, decided 23 June 2025 (A.S. Gadkari & Rajesh S. Patil, JJ.): quashing under S.482 CrPC of R.C.C. No.1402 of 2023 / C.R. No.478 of 2023 (Panvel City Police Station; Ss.498-A, 406, 323, 504, 506 r/w 34 IPC) allowed on amicable settlement; informant-wife's consent affidavit dated 18.06.2025 with no objection; Rs.31,00,000/- deposited in Family Court, Bandra towards alimony/settlement; applicants' undertaking not to obstruct withdrawal. Keywords: Section 482 quashing, 498-A matrimonial dispute, consent affidavit, amicable settlement, alimony, FIR quashing.
What did the court decide?
Quashing of criminal case R.C.C. No.1402 of 2023 (arising out of C.R. No.478 of 2023, Panvel City Police Station) in terms of prayer clause (a), with the consent of Respondent No.1, the informant.