Pratibha Pradip Harale and Others v. the State of Maharashtra and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Bench at Aurangabad; Criminal Application No. 1021 of 2024; Pratibha Pradip Harale and Others versus The State of Maharashtra and Another; decided 04.07.2025 by Smt. Vibha Kankanwadi and Sanjay A. Deshmukh, JJ.; quashing sought under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. of proceedings in RCC No. 86 of 2020 before the J.M.F.C.; refusal to exercise inherent powers where accused applicants absent despite knowledge and bailable warrant pending since 2022; application rejected.
What did the court decide?
Since the applicants have not appeared before the learned J.M.F.C. despite having knowledge of the pendency of the matter (with a bailable warrant pending against them since 2022), they are not adhering to legal procedure, and this is not a fit case for the Court to exercise its powers under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. ¶¶10