Gaurav S/O Vishwas Chavhan v. the State of Maharashtra Thr. Its Pso, Ps, Patur, Tq. Patur Dist. Akola
Quashing – matrimonial dispute
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench; Criminal Application (APL) No. 1217 of 2024, decided 21 January 2026 by Pravin S. Patil, J. Quashing of FIR Crime No. 563/2023, P.S. Patur, District Akola, under Ss. 498-A, 323, 504 r/w 34 IPC arising from matrimonial discord between Gaurav Vishwas Chavhan (Applicant) and Respondent No.2. Court-referred mediation resulted in settlement; mediator report dated 16/10/2025; joint affidavit dated 21/1/2026. Following B. S. Joshi v. State of Haryana, (2003) 4 SCC 675, held Section 320 CrPC, 1973 no bar to quashing on settlement; FIR quashed, application allowed/disposed. Advocates: A. M. Tirukh (Applicant); Mohan Agrawal h/f S. V. Sirpurkar (Resp. No.2); S. V. Kolhe, APP (State). Useful for matrimonial-compoundable-offence quashing on mediation settlement.
What did the court decide?
Criminal Application allowed; FIR in Crime No. 563/2023 (P.S. Patur, Dist. Akola) quashed and set aside; application disposed of in terms of Mediator's Report dated 16/1/2025 (as printed; reported elsewhere as 16/10/2025) and Joint Affidavit dated 21/1/2026.