Baldev Ramesh Aade and Others v. the State of Maharashtra and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench; 2025:BHC-AUG:35421-DB; Criminal Application No.265 of 2025; quashment of criminal proceedings on compromise/settlement; Section 528 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023; Sections 85, 86, 118(2), 382, 3(5) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023; FIR Crime No.102/2024 dated 24.11.2024, Police Station Mandavi, Tq. Kinwat, Dist. Nanded; Regular Criminal Case No.28/2025, JMFC Kinwat; matrimonial dispute; husband-wife reconciliation, residing together happily; informant (wife) no objection to quashment; compromise terms verified through Notary Public on 15.12.2025; PWDV No.4/2025 disposed of as withdrawn on 18.09.2025; application allowed; proceedings quashed against ten accused; bench Smt. Vibha Kankanwadi & Hiten S. Venegavkar, JJ.; order dated 15.12.2025.
What did the court decide?
Quashment and setting aside of the proceedings in Regular Criminal Case No.28/2025 pending before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Kinwat, arising out of FIR Crime No.102/2024 dated 24.11.2024 registered with Police Station, Mandavi, under Sections 85, 86, 118(2), 382 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, against all ten applicants.