Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 4200 Bom
Judgement Date : 7 July, 2017
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
: NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR.
CRIMINAL APPLICATION (APL) NO. 176 OF 20
16
1. Adesh s/o Prabhuji Gajbhiye,
Aged about 32 years, Occupation :- Doctor,
R/o Devdarshan Apartment,
Flat No. 202, 2nd Floor, Waghbil Naka,
Khorbandar Road, Thane (West)
2. Poonam w/o Chandradeep Ramteke,
Aged about 28 years, Occupation:-Doctor,
R/o Nisarg Nirman, B-1, Flat No.404, 4th Floor,
Kokane Chowk, Near Reliance Mall, Sakalagar, Pune.
APPLICANTS
VERSUS
1. The State of Maharashtra,
through the Police Station Officer
Hudkeshwar, Police Station,
Hudkeshwar, Nagpur.
2. Mrunali w/o Sandesh Gajbhiye,
Aged about 25 years,
Occupation:- Service, R/o c/o
Subhash Dhambare Plot No.49,
Kashi Nagar, Near Hanuman Mandir,
Rameshwari Road, Nagpur. NON-APPLICANTS
Mr. S.P. Sonwane, Advocate for Applicant.
Mr. S.A. Ashirgade, A.P.P. for State/Non-Applicant Nos 1.
CORAM :
PRASANNA B. VARALE AND
MURLIDHAR G. GIRATKAR, JJ .
DATE : 07/07/2017
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ORAL JUDGMENET (PER: M.G. Giratkar, J)
1. The applicants have challenged charge-sheet No. 31/2016 (FIR565/2015)
pending before Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Corporation Court No.2, Nagpur.
Applicant No.1 is Doctor by profession, applicant no.2 is the sister of applicant no.1
both are married. Applicant no.1 is residing at Mumbai and applicant No.2 is
residing at Pune, they never resided at matrimonial place of non-applicant no.2.
2. It is submitted that non applicant no.2 married with brother of applicants
namely Sandesh Gajbhiye who is residing at Plot No. 97, Hudkeshwar Road,
Nilkamal Housing Society, Sai Nagar, Nagpur. Marriage of non-applicant no.2
solemnized with Sandesh Gajbhiye on 3.5.2015. She has lodged report on
19.12.2015 alleging that her husband Sandesh Gajbhiye and mother in law ill
treated her. In the last para of her report she has stated the names of applicants
also. It is also submitted that there is no specific allegations against applicants they
are not residing with their parents and brother. They are falsely implicated
therefore prayed to quash and set aside the charge sheet.
3. Non-applicant no.2 served but remain absent.
4. Heard learned counsel Shri S.P. Sonwane, he has submitted that applicant
no.1 is residing at Mumbai and non applicant no.2 is residing with here husband at
Pune. They are not concerned with allegations made by non-applicant no.2. She has
falsely mentioned their names in report. Therefore, prayed to quash and set aside
the charge sheet.
5. Perused the report lodged by non-applicant no.2. Perusal of the report shows
that she has not made any specific allegations against applicant no.1 and 2. She has
made allegations against her Husband Sandesh and Parents. Therefore, it is clear
that applicants are involved in the case without any specific allegations against
them. Hence, charge sheet filed against applicant no.1 and 2 are liable to be quash
and set aside.
Hence, we allowed the application in terms of prayer clause (i) and
quashed and set aside the charge sheet no. 31/2016 (FIR NO.565/2015) filed by
Police Station, Hudkeshwar, Nagpur, against applicant no.1 and 2 only, for the
offence punishable under section 323, 504, 498 (a), read with 34 of Indian Penal
Code.
JUDGE JUDGE Nandurkar
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