IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
J. C. DOSHI, J
SANJAYBHAI RAVJIBHAI PARMAR – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. quashing of fir based on circumstances. (Para 1) |
| 2. arguments citing consensual relationship validity. (Para 2 , 3 , 5) |
| 3. opposition to quashing based on serious charges. (Para 6) |
| 4. apex court's observations support quashing. (Para 8) |
| 5. affidavit and marriage certificate evidence. (Para 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 6. final decision to quash the fir. (Para 12) |
ORAL ORDER
1. By way of this application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure , 1973, the applicant has prayed to quash and set aside the FIR being I C.R. No.24 of 2015 registered with Vidhyanagar Police Station, Anand for the offences under Sections 363 and 366 of the IPC and all the consequential proceedings arising therefrom.
2. Learned advocate for the petitioner submitted that the offences under Sections 363 and 366 of the Indian Penal Code , 1860 (for short, “the IPC”) are not attracted in the present case, considering the consensual nature of the relationship and subsequent developments.
3. In support of his submission, learned advocate placed reliance on the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Mahesh Mukund Patel v. State of U.P. & Ors., reported in 2025 SCC Online SC 614, and submitted that in an ide
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