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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR
ANIL S. KILOR
Anusaya, wd/o. Rajabhau Morale – Appellant
Versus
State of Maharashtra, Through its PSO Aroli, Dist. Nagpur – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
1. Heard.
2. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Taken up for final disposal with the consent of learned counsel appearing for the parties.
3. The order below Exh. 48 dated 26.09.2024 passed by the learned District Judge-15 and Additional Sessions Judge, Nagpur, rejecting the application moved by the petitioner for further investigation as regards the conversation took place between the accused No. 3 and the mother of the deceased, is under challenge before this Court. It is the case of the petitioner that, telephonic conversation referred hereinabove was taken place between the accused No. 3 and the mother of the deceased.
4. The brief facts of the present case are as under:
The mother of the deceased, who was the wife of the accused No.1 and daughter-in-law of accused Nos. 2 and 3, lodged a report to the Police Station Aroli, Nagpur District for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 306 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code (for short ‘the IPC’). The investigating officer, after conducting the investigation, filed a charge-sheet on 26.03.2022.
5. Thereafter, the informant filed an application before the trial Court for direction to make the further investigation. The app
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