Abhideep Das v. Indulekha Dutta and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction; Writ Petition No.5269 of 2025; decided 11 December 2025 by Madhav J. Jamdar, J.; quashing of PWDVA Appln/203/2024 under Section 12, Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (Sections 18-21 invoked) and of JMFC Vashi notice dated 10-06-2025; disposed by consent pursuant to mediation by S. S. Patwardhan; Consent Terms marked 'X1', Mediator Report 'X2'; Consent Term statements accepted as undertakings to the Court; Demand Draft of Rs.10,00,000 (ten lakhs) paid to Respondent No.1 per clause I(i); statutory provisions: Article 227, Constitution of India; Section 482, CrPC 1973; Section 528, BNSS 2023.
What did the court decide?
Writ Petition allowed by consent in terms of prayer clauses (a) and (b): quashing of PWDVA Appln/203/2024 (filed 16-10-2024 under Section 12 of the PWDV Act, 2005 invoking Sections 18-21) and of the notice to appear issued by JMFC, Vashi, Navi Mumbai on 10-06-2025; Consent Terms taken on record as 'X1' and Mediator's Report as 'X2', with statements in the Consent Terms accepted as undertakings to the Court; Demand Draft of Rs.10,00,000/- handed over to Respondent No.1 per clause I(i) of the Consent Terms.