2024:BHC-AS:2660 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION REVISION APPLICATION NO. 35 OF 2021 MAHESH PANJABRAO ANDHALE ..APPLICANT VS.

1] THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

2] XYZ ..RESPONDENTS ------------

Adv. A.R. Avachat a/w Adv. Siddhant Deshpande and Adv.

Vijay Babar for the Applicant.

Adv. Hrishikesh S. Shinde for Respondent No.2.

Mr. A.R. Patil, APP for the State.

PSI Rakesh N., Faraskhana Police Station, Pune City.

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CORAM : M. S. KARNIK, J.

DATE : JANUARY 17, 2024

ORAL JUDGMENT:

1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned APP for the state and learned counsel for respondent No.2 who is appointed through legal aid.

2. This Revision Application is filed by the applicant to quash and set aside the order dated 09/02/2021 passed by the trial court rejecting the discharge application preferred by the applicant in Special Case Child Protection No.

82/2019.

3. On 30/11/2018, the First Information Report No. 347 of 2018 came to be lodged against six accused persons with Faraskhana Police Station, Pune, for the offences punishable under sections 188, 376, 344, 366B, 370A(2), 372, 373 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3, 4, 5, 6 of the Im