JUDGMENT :

Abhay S. Waghwase, J.

1. Instant criminal application is with prayers for quashing crime and consequential chargesheet arising out of FIR at the instance of R.2 Sarika Salpe which was registered for offences punishable under Sections 306, 323, 504, 506 r/w 34 of the Indian Penal Code (for short, ‘IPC’).

FACTUAL MATRIX

2. Respondent no.2 set law in motion informing Neknoor police that she is resident of Bhandarwadi and she and her husband run a flour mill for their livelihood. According to her, eight days back, wife of her neighbour Chandrakant Sawant had taken 20 kg. wheat on credit and assured to pay later on. When money was demanded, she assured to pay when she would come to the flour mill.

On 06.04.2018, daughter of said Chandrakant went to the flour mill. At that time complainant’s husband asked the girl to bring money of the wheat and the girl went away. Shortly thereafter, it is alleged that wife of Chandrakant and his sister came to the flour mill and abused the husband of complainant in filthy words and they beat him with footwear. Complainant claims to have intervened to save her husband upon which, wife of Chandrakant beat her also. Thereafter, they went away threat