2025:BHC-AS:58157-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 213 OF 2021 Captain Baliram Bhaskarrao Shinde, Age: 68 years, Occupation: Ex-serviceman, Residing at: Kedar Bangla, Bombay Sappers Colony, Survey No.46, Vadgaon Sheri, District-Pune. … Petitioner.

V/s.

The State of Maharashtra (Through the Chandan Nagar Police Station, District-Pune.) … Respondent ______________________

Mr. Manoj Mohite, Senior Counsel a/w Ms. Priyanka H. Chavan, Mr. Aditya Shinde, Advocate for the Petitioner.

Ms. Madhavi H. Mhatre, A.P.P. for the State.

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CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND RANJITSINHA RAJA BHONSALE, JJ.

RESERVED ON : 26th SEPTEMBER 2025.

PRONOUNCED ON : 24th DECEMBER 2025.

JUDGMENT [Per : RANJITSINHA RAJA BHONSALE, J] :-

1) Rule.

Rule made returnable forthwith and the Petition is taken up for hearing by consent of the parties.

2) By this Petition, filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, Petitioner an ex- Army Officer seeks quashing of the FIR/C.R.No.1264/2020 dated 4^th October, 2020 registered with Chandan Nagar Police Station, Pune, under Section 304 (Part II)