Girish Manohar Deshmukh and Ors. v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Consent-based quashing of criminal case/FIR arising from matrimonial dispute; Sections 498(A), 323, 342, 504 and 506 read with Section 34, Indian Penal Code; Criminal Case No.2298 of 2025 / C.R. No.I-476 of 2024, Bharati Vidyapeeth Police Station, Pune City; informant's affidavit dated 27.06.2025 giving unequivocal consent and 'No Objection' to quashing; dissolution of marriage by Divorce Petition by mutual consent under the Hindu Marriage Act and withdrawal of litigation between spouses; quashing allowed though deponent absent, counsel admitting affidavit on instructions; Article 226 writ jurisdiction; Bombay High Court; Criminal Writ Petition No. 3363 of 2025.
What did the court decide?
Petition allowed in terms of prayer clause (a), i.e., quashing of Criminal Case No.2298 of 2025 (arising out of C.R. No.I-476 of 2024) with the consent of Respondent No.2, the informant.