Abu Sufiyan Munaf Bagwan and Ors. v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing of FIR C.R. No. 0163 of 2025 (Jail Road Police Station, Solapur) dated 04-04-2025; offences under BNS 2023 Sections 109, 115(1), 125, 189(2), 189(4), 190, 191(1), 191(3), 351(2), 352 and Arms Act Sections 4, 25; writ petition allowed on consent of original complainant (Respondent No.2) via Consent Affidavit dated 28-04-2025; amicable settlement/compromise between parties; simple injuries per Medico Legal Certificate dated 03-06-2025; exercise of inherent power of High Court per Gian Singh v. State of Punjab (2012) 10 SCC 303 and Narinder Singh v. State of Punjab (2014) 6 SCC 466; possibility of conviction remote; Bombay High Court Kolhapur Circuit Bench; decision dated 19-08-2025.
What did the court decide?
Quashing of F.I.R. bearing C.R. No. 0163 of 2025, dated 4th April 2025, registered with Jail Road Police Station, District Solapur, for the offences punishable under Sections 109, 115(1), 125, 189 (2), 189(4), 190, 191(1), 191(3), 351(2) and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and under Sections 4, 25 of the Arms Act.