2025:BHC-NAG:4668-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR Criminal Application (APL) No. 736 of 2023 Satyaswarup S/o Haridas Meshram Versus State of Maharashtra through Police Station Officer, Bhandara, District Bhandara and another Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Court's or Judge's Order Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or directions and Registrar's order Shri A.P.Modak, Advocate for the applicant.

Ms. Mayuri Deshmukh, APP for the non-applicant/State. Ms. Ayushi Dangre, Advocate for the non-applicant no.2.

CORAM : ANIL S. KILOR &

PRAVIN S. PATIL, JJ.

DATED : 23^rd APRIL, 2025.

The applicant has been charge-sheeted under Section 509 which says that whoever, intending to insult the modesty of any woman, utters any word, makes any sound or gesture, or exhibits any object, intending that such word or sound shall be heard, or that such gesture or object shall be seen, by such woman, or intrudes upon the privacy of such woman, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and also with fine.

2. The applicant by way of present application is seeking to quash the charge-sheet No. 152 of 2023 dated 16^th June, 2023 arising out