O R D E R

1. Leave granted.

2. Heard Mr. Sachin Patil, learned counsel for the appellant and Rukhmini Bobde, learned counsel for the State. The Defacto complainant, though served, is not appearing.

3.The appellant seeks quashment of RCC No.328/2021 pending before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Tuljapur, Taluk Tuljapur, Dist. Osmanabad, Maharashtra.

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KANCHAN CHOUHAN

D 18 a : t 1 e 6 : :42 1 0 4 2 I 6 S.. T 04.30 The said proceedings arise out of a chargesheet filed

Reason:

for offences punishable under Sections 376(2)(n), 377 and

506 of IPC. The chargesheet in turn was filed pursuant to a First Information Report dated 09.02.2021 lodged by the respondent no. 2 against the appellant.

5. According to the case of the complainant, complainant was earlier married to one "K" in the year 1998 but in

2012 due to differences they started living separately.

6. It is admitted in the complaint leading to the First Information Report that in 2017 itself before the divorce with "K" was finalised, complainant/respondent no. 2 gave an advertisement on a matrimonial site and created