Ashok Lalchand Goyal v. The State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing of FIR; amicable settlement between parties; Consent Terms dated 15 October 2025; complainant's no-objection and consent to quashing; civil dispute disguised as criminal proceedings; miscarriage of justice; Nikhil Merchant v. CBI (2008) 9 SCC 677; Article 227 Constitution of India; Section 482 Code of Criminal Procedure 1973; Sections 406, 420, 467, 468, 471, 504, 506, 120-B, 34 IPC; Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act 1881; FIR No. 06 of 2009 Pant Nagar Police Station dated 09.09.2009; Criminal Appeals 616/2023, 617/2023, 618/2023 Sessions Court Mumbai; land aggregator agreement 09.05.2007; Bombay High Court Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction; Per Gautam A. Ankhad J.; Shree Chandrashekhar CJ.; Criminal Writ Petition No. 2539 of 2025; petition allowed, FIR quashed.
What did the court decide?
Writ Petition No.2539 of 2025 allowed in terms of prayer clause (a), i.e., quashing of FIR No. 06 of 2009 registered with Pant Nagar Police Station dated 09 September 2009 and proceedings arising therefrom; petition disposed of accordingly