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REVATI MOHITE DERE, PRITHVIRAJ K. CHAVAN
Manas Mandar Godbole – Appellant
Versus
State of Maharashtra – Respondent
JUDGMENT
REVATI MOHITE DERE, J.
Heard learned Counsel for the parties.
2. Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith, with the consent of the parties and is taken up for final disposal. Learned A.P.P waives notice on behalf of the respondent -State.
3. By this petition, preferred under Article 226 of the Constitution of India and Sec. 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the petitioner seeks quashing of the FIR bearing C.R. No. 84 of 2020 registered with the Marine Drive Police Station, Mumbai, for the alleged offences punishable under Ss. 279, 337, 429 of the Indian Penal Code; Sec. 184 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Sec. 11(a)(b) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 and consequently, the proceeding pending before the learned Metropolitan Magistrate, 64th Court, Esplanade, Mumbai, being C.C.No. 114/PS/2021.
4. Perused the papers. The petitioner, aged 20 years, is a final year student of Diploma in Electronics and Telecommunication. At the relevant time, he was 18 years of age and was working as a delivery partner in Swiggy. The petitioner's role was to deliver food and to meet his time commitments. The incident took place during the national lockdown of 2020, when t
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