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DIVYESH A. JOSHI
Minaxiben Kishorchandra Trivedi – Appellant
Versus
State of Gujarat – Respondent
JUDGMENT (CAV)
Draft amendment supplied in Criminal Misc. Application No.6042/2019 is allowed. To be carried out forthwith.
2. As in both these applications, challenge is for the impugned FIR lodged against the applicants, both these applications are heard together and are being decided by this common judgment.
3. By way of present applications under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as “CrPC” for short), the applicants have prayed for quashing and setting aside the FIR being C.R. No.I-11/2019 registered with ‘B’ Division Police Station, Rajkot City for the offences under Sections 306, 504 and 114 of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as “IPC” for short”) and the proceedings arising out of the impugned FIR.
4. Heard learned advocate, Mr. Premal Rachh for the applicant in Criminal Misc. Application No.1595/2019, learned advocate, Mr. Nandish Thackar for the applicant in Criminal Misc. Application No.6042/2019, learned APP Mr. Trupesh Karathiya for the respondent no.1 – State of Gujarat and learned advocate, Mr. Rajesh P. Raval for the respondent no.2 – Original Complainant.
5. The gist of the FIR is that,
The brother of the origi
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