Kalpana Nagnath Borikar and Others Vs the State of Maharashtra and Another

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2025:BHC-AUG:26604-DB

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD

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68 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2461 OF 2024

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1 Pankajkumar Ashok Waghmare, Age 38 yrs., Occ. Advocate, R/o D-214, Lumbini CHS Ltd., Sector 3, Airoli, Navi Mumbai.

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2 Ashok Madhavrao Waghmare, Age 62 yrs., Occ. Retired teacher, R/o D-214, Lumbini CHS Ltd., Sector 3, Airoli, Navi Mumbai.

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3 Chhaya w/o Ashok Waghmare, Age 62 yrs., Occ. Household, R/o D-214, Lumbini CHS Ltd., Sector 3, Airoli, Navi Mumbai.

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4 Pawan Ashok Waghmare, Age 30 yrs., Occ. Student, R/o D-214, Lumbini CHS Ltd., Sector 3, Airoli, Navi Mumbai.

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5 Madhuvanti Ashok Waghmare, Age 34 yrs., Occ. Student, R/o D-214, Lumbini CHS Ltd., Sector 3, Airoli, Navi Mumbai.

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6 Arjun Marippa Gudsurkar, Age 58 yrs., Occ. Service, R/o C-2, Sector-27, Walhekarwadi, Chinchwad, Pune.

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7 Kiran Kisan Gaikwad, Age 45 yrs., Occ. Household, R/o Sector-08, Airoli, Navi Mumbai.

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8 Kishan Gopal Gaikwad, Age 56 yrs., Occ. Service,

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R/o Sector-08, Airoli, Navi Mumbai.

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… Applicants

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… Versus …

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1 The State of Maharashtra Through Police Inspector, Police Station, Nardana, Tq. Sindhkheda, Dist. Dhule.

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2 Pranali w/o Pankajkumar Waghmare, Age 32 yrs., Occ. Advocate, R/o 13, Saraswati Colony, Agra Road, Nardana, Tq. Sindkheda, Dist. Dhule.

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… Respondents

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Mr. V.V. Deshmukh, Advocate for applicants

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Mr. A.D. Wange, APP for respondent No.1

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Mr. M.G. Kochar, Advocate h/f Mr. B.R. Warma, Advocate for respondent

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No.2

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WITH

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CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.36 OF 2024

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1 Kalpana Nagnath Borikar, (Kalpana w/o Pankajkumar Waghmare-Kambale) Age 38 yrs., Occ. Advocate, R/o C/o Nagnath Borikar, At Post Bori, Tq. Latur, Dist. Latur.

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2 Nagnath Ramrao Borikar – Kamble, Age 82 yrs., Occ. Agri., R/o C/o Nagnath Borikar, At Post Bori, Tq. & Dist. Latur.

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3 Usha @ Ushadevi Nagnath Borikar – Kamble, Age 72 yrs., Occ. Agri., R/o C/o Nagnath Borikar, At Post Bori, Tq. & Dist. Latur.

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4 Narendra Nagnath Borikar – Kamble, Age 39 yrs., Occ. Agri., R/o C/o Nagnath Borikar, At Post Bori, Tq. & Dist. Latur.

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5 Nilesh @ Nilam Nagnath Borikar – Kamble, Age 36 yrs., Occ. Agri., R/o C/o Nagnath Borikar, At Post Bori, Tq. & Dist. Latur.

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6 Suvarna Sachin Nilangekar, Age 37 yrs., Occ. Agri., R/o A2-2403, Khadgaon Road, Kapil Nagar, Tq. & Dist. Latur.

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7 Sujata Sandip Shrangare, Age 38 yrs., Occ. Agri., R/o Kripasadan Road, Matoshri Ramabai Nagar, Latur, Tq. & Dist. Latur.

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… Applicants

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… Versus …

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1 The State of Maharashtra Through Police Inspector, Police Station, Nardana, Tq. Sindhkheda, Dist. Dhule.

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2 Pranali w/o Pankajkumar Waghmare,

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Age 32 yrs., Occ. Advocate, R/o 13, Saraswati Colony, Agra Road, Nardana, Tq. Sindkheda, Dist. Dhule.

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… Respondents

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Mr. Ashutosh S. Kulkarni, Advocate h/f Mr. A.G. Choudhari, Advocate for

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applicants

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Mr. A.D. Wange, APP for respondent No.1

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Mr. M.G. Kochar, Advocate h/f Mr. B.R. Warma, Advocate for respondent

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No.2

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CORAM : SMT. VIBHA KANKANWADI & HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, JJ.

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DATE : 22^nd SEPTEMBER, 2025

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ORDER :

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. Both these applications have been filed under Section 482 of the

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for quashment of the proceedings in Regular Criminal Case No.125/2023 pending before learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Sindkheda, Tq. Sindkheda, Dist. Dhule arising out of First Information Report vide Crime No.94/2023 dated 10.04.2023 registered with Police Station, Nardana, Tq. Sindkheda, Dist. Dhule, for the offence

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punishable under Sections 498-A, 494, 323, 504, 506 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

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2 All the accused persons, who have been named in First Information Report and charge sheet, are the applicants before us. It is not in dispute that respondent No.2 got married to applicant No.1 on 29.07.2018.

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3 During the pendency of applications, a petition bearing No.140/2024 was filed by applicant No.1 – husband and respondent No.2 – wife before learned Judge, Family Court, Dhule for divorce by mutual consent under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The said terms of settlement have been got read and recorded by a competent Court and those terms can be considered here in the present matter also. The compromise term No.6 in the said petition reads as under -

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Accordingly, the petition was allowed on 15.11.2024.

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4 Herein also applicants and respondent No.2 have filed affidavit /

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pursis and reiterated the said terms once again. As per the said terms of settlement, respondent No.2 and applicant No.1 have decided to bury the

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differences and respondent No.2 - informant has given no objection for quashment of the proceedings. Since the dispute that arose was matrimonial dispute and now the parties i.e. applicant No.1 and respondent No.2 have decided to part, there is no hurdle in allowing the applications. Hence, following order.

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ORDER

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i) Both Criminal Applications stand allowed.

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ii) The proceedings in Regular Criminal Case No.125/2023 pending before learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Sindkheda, Tq. Sindkheda, Dist. Dhule arising out of First Information Report vide Crime No.94/2023 dated 10.04.2023 registered with Police Station, Nardana, Tq. Sindkheda, Dist. Dhule, for the offence punishable under Sections 498-A, 494, 323, 504, 506 read with Section 34 of the Indina Penal Code, 1860, stands quashed and set aside as against applicants viz. 1) Pankajkumar Ashok Waghmare , 2) Ashok Madhavrao Waghmare , 3) Chhaya w/o Ashok Waghmare , 4) Pawan Ashok Waghmare , 5) Madhuvanti Ashok Waghmare , 6) Arjun Marippa Gudsurkar , 7) Kiran Kisan Gaikwad and 8) Kishan Gopal Gaikwad in Criminal Application No.2461 of 2024 and applicants viz. 1) Kalpana Nagnath Borikar , 2) Nagnath Ramrao Borikar – Kamble , 3) Usha @ Ushadevi

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Nagnath Borikar – Kamble , 4) Narendra Nagnath Borikar – Kamble , 5) Nilesh @ Nilam Nagnath Borikar – Kamble , 6) Suvarna Sachin Nilangekar and 7) Sujata Sandip Shrangare in Criminal Application No.36 of 2024.

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( HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, J. )

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( SMT. VIBHA KANKANWADI, J. )

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agd

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