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IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA
ASHISH S.CHAVAN
Shaila Damodar Sinai Borkar Wife of Shri Damodar Maheshwar Sinai Borkar – Appellant
Versus
Officer Incharge, Police Inspector, Ponda, Goa – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
ASHISH S. CHAVAN, J.
1. By way of the present Writ Petition, the Petitioners have sought twofold reliefs. Firstly, to quash and set aside the order dated 20.08.2025 (impugned order) passed by the learned Sessions Judge and, secondly, to quash and set aside FIR No.125/2025 dated 30.08.2025 registered against the Petitioners under Sections 442, 427, 504, 379 r/w 34 of IPC at the instance of Ponda Police Station.
2. The Petitioner No.1 is a senior citizen presently 66 years old and Petitioner No.2, the daughter of Petitioner No.1, is a doctor by profession. The Respondent No.2 is State of Goa and Respondent No.3 is the Complainant at whose instance the impugned order is passed and consequently the FIR is registered.
3. The chronology of events necessary to determine the issue arising out of the present Petition is summarised as under:
(i) Respondent No.3 filed an application under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure before the learned JMFC, A Court, Ponda, seeking a direction to the concerned Police Station to register an FIR against the Petitioners herein. Learned JMFC vide its order dated 15.03.2024, was pleased to dismiss the aforesaid application under Section 1
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