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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD
R. W. JOSHI, V. V. KANKANWADI
MOIZ AHMED S/O. ABDUL RAZZAK AND ANR – Appellant
Versus
THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Rohit W. Joshi, J.
1. The applicants in the present matter are accused Nos.2 and 3 in R.C.C. No. 681 of 2021 pending on the file of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court No.4 Nanded. The said Criminal case is registered pursuant to First Information Report registered with Police Station Nanded, District Nanded, for the offences punishable under Sections 354,354-C, 506 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (Herein after referred to as” IPC” for brevity) vide Crime No. 00560 of 2020 dated 23.07.2020. After the lodging the said First Information Report, the police authority has conducted investigation in the matter and filed final report before the learned Magistrate vide Charge Sheet No. 241 of 2021 dated 19.06.2021. Initially, the present First Information Report was lodged against the present applicants. However, during the course of investigation name of one Mohd. Saroar son of Abdul Gafar came to be arrayed as accused No.1 and the present applicants have been arrayed as accused Nos. 2 and 3. Respondent No.2 is the informant. Taking into consideration contents of First Information Report, we prefer to mask her name, in order to protect her identity. A
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