Bhushan Sadashiv Lakhekar and Others. v. State of Maharashtra Thr Police Station Umrekhed
Quashing of FIR – matrimonial/family dispute
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench (single Judge: Urmila Joshi-Phalke, J.) allowed Criminal Application APL No.1277/2025 on 27/02/2026 and quashed FIR in Crime No.80/2020 under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506 read with Section 34 IPC together with chargesheet No.515/2020 to the extent of the applicants, because the parties settled their disputes amicably during the pendency of the application. The Court applied Gian Singh v. State of Punjab (cited as (2002) 10 SCC 303) on quashing of non-compoundable offences upon settlement in matrimonial/family disputes. Costs were not imposed as applicant No.1 (a carpenter) had already paid the lumpsum amount; fees of the State-appointed counsel for non-applicant No.2 (Ms Sonali Khobragade) were directed to be quantified and paid as per Rules. Keywords: quashing of FIR, settlement, non-compoundable offence, 498-A IPC, matrimonial dispute, Gian Singh, Nagpur Bench, APL No.1277/2025.