PRASANNA B.VARALE, VIBHA KANKANWADI
RAJARAM SHANKAR PATWARDHAN – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF MAHARASHTRA – Respondent
PRASANNA B. VARALE, J.
1. Heard Mr. Paranjape learned Counsel appearing for the applicant, Mr. Thombre learned Counsel appearing for the respondent No. 2 and learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for respondent No. 1/State.
2. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. By consent, heard finally.
3. By the present application, the applicant is before this Court seeking quashment of first information report vide Crime No. 0287 of 2017 lodged by Mukundwadi Police Station for offences punishable under sections 153-A, 294, 295, 354 read with section 34 of Indian Penal Code.
4. Mr. Paranjape in his detail submission firstly invited our attention to the copy of the report which is placed on record at Exhibit “A”, page No. 18A, along with the application. On perusal of the document, it reveals that the respondent No. 2 approached the Police Station and submitted that she is resident of Aurangabad and is running a private study centre by name and style “Adarsh Abhyasika Kendra”. She is also associated with an organisation and works as District President of the said organisation. Then it refers to an article published in the Newspaper Divya Marathi in its Sunday Edition under the title Rasik Edit
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