HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY
NANDESH S. DESHPANDE, URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE, JJ
Kiran D/o Tarachand Jaiswal – Appellant
Versus
The State of Maharashtra – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. fir details (Para 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. defensive arguments (Para 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 3. lack of coercion (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15) |
| 4. abuse of process (Para 16) |
| 5. final ruling (Para 17) |
RESERVED ON : 25.09.2025 PRONOUNCED ON : 30.09.2025 JUDGMENT (PER : NANDESH S. DESHPANDE, J.)
Heard. Admit. Heard finally with the consent of learned Counsel for both the parties.
2. This is an application filed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code , seeking quashing of the First Information Report bearing No.154/2019, dated 01.06.2019 registered with Mankapur Police Station, Nagpur, for the offences punishable under Sections 3 07 , 452, 511 and 120 B of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 of the Maharashtra Prevention of Eradication of Human Sacrifice and Other Inhumane, Evil and Aghori Practices and Black Magic Act , 2013. The application also prays for quashing of the charge-sheet bearing No.72/2019, filed by the investigating agency in pursuance to the said First Information Report.
3. As per the said First Information Report, the non-applicant No.2 who happens to be the husband of the present applicant lodged a report that on 16.05.2019 at about 6.30 p.m. he found some
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