2025:BHC-AS:50675-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1008 OF 2021 Shripad Dnyaneshwar Kedari and others … Applicant vs.

The State of Maharashtra and another … Respondents Mr. Ashish Agarkar (through video-conferencing) for applicant.

Ms. Sharmila S. Kaushik, APP for respondent No.1-State.

Mr. Rushikesh Gajanan Patil for respondent No.2.

CORAM : MANISH PITALE &

MANJUSHA DESHPANDE, JJ DATE : 24^th NOVEMBER, 2025 P.C. :

. By this application, the applicants (accused) have prayed for quashing of FIR No.0479 of 2020 dated 26.09.2020 registered at Bhosari Police Station, District Pimpri-Chinchwad, and consequential criminal case being R.C.C. No.551 of 2021 along with chargesheet. The FIR was registered at the behest of respondent No.2 (first informant), who is the wife of applicant No.1. Applicant Nos.2 to 5 are the relatives of applicant No.1.

2. The learned counsel for applicant submitted that during the pendency of this application, applicant No.1 and respondent No.2 settled their differences and they obtained decree of divorce by mutual consent under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (the said Act). It was submitte