Vijay S/O Nivrutti Ghugare v. the State of Maharashtra Thr Its Pso Ps Washim Tah and Dist Washim and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench; Criminal Application (APL) No.859 of 2025; decided 27/06/2025; Coram: Anil S. Kilor and Mrs. Vrushali V. Joshi, JJ. (oral judgment per Kilor, J.). Quashing of FIR under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023; FIR No.528 of 2025 dated 09.06.2025, Police Station Washim, Crime No.528/2025; offences under Sections 115(2), 351(2), 351(3), 352 and 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; applicants Vijay, Gaurav, Bhanudas and Ramdas Ghugare; complainant X Y Z; out-of-court settlement; joint affidavit by both parties; complainant personally present, confirmed settlement, did not want to prosecute; Court noted consensual relationship between applicant No.2 and complainant; FIR quashed and set aside on grounds of settlement and merit; Rule made absolute; no costs. No precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
First Information Report No.528 of 2025, dated 09.06.2025, registered with Police Station, Washim, quashed and set aside; Rule made absolute in above terms; no costs.