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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD

929 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.902 OF 2022

1.

Vijay Baburao uurakaar

2.

Aanank Baburao uurakaar

3.

Laashmibai w/o Baburao uurakaar

4.

Reaha w/o Milink uhelae

Applicants

Versus

1.

The utate o f Maharashtra

2.

unehal w/o Vijay uurakaar

Respo nkents

...

Mr. Rajenkra Chavan, Akvo cate fo r the applicants.

Mr. K.u. Patil, A.P.P. fo r respo nkent No . 1- utate.

Mr. R.D. Bo rke, Akvo cate fo r respo nkent No . 2.

...

CORAM :

V.K. JADHAV AND

uANDIPKUMAR C. MORE, JJ.

DATE :

22-03-2022.

ORDER :

1.

Heark. Issue no tice to the respo nkents. Learnek

A.P.P. waives no tice fo r respo nkent No .1 - utate. Learnek

Co unsel Mr. Bo rke waives no tice fo r respo nkent No . 2.

Learnek Co unsel fo r respo nkent No .2 has alreaky flek

co nsent affkavit o n reco rk.

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2.

Heark fnally with co nsent at the akmissio n stage.

3.

The applicants - accusek are seeaing quashing o f

the F.I.R. bearing Crime No . 52/2019 registerek with uatara

Po lice utatio n, Aurangabak ank co nsequential criminal

pro ceekings bearing R.C.C. No . 1103/2019 penking befo re the

learnek J.M.F.C. Aurangabak fo r the o ffences punishable

unker uectio ns 498-A, 323, 504, 506 reak with uectio n 34 o f

the Inkian Penal Co ke ank unker uectio ns 3 ank 4 o f the

Do wry Pro hibitio n Act o n the gro unk that the parties have

arrivek at amicable settlement.

4.

Learnek Co unsel fo r the applicants ank learnek

Co unsel fo r respo nkent No .2 submit that o n 11.10.2021

learnek Magistrate has reco rkek examinatio n-in-chief o f

respo nkent No . 2 - info rmant. Ho wever, befo re respo nkent

No .2 - info rmant was subjectek to cro ss-examinatio n, in the

seco nk co mplaint flek by respo nkent No . 2 unker Pro tectio n

o f Wo men fro m Do mestic Vio lence Act, the parties have

arrivek at amicable settlement ank acco rkingly the co ncernek

Magistrate befo re who m the saik co mplaint unker the

Do mestic Vio lence Act was penking, has repo rtek the matter

to the Co -o rkinato r, District Mekiatio n Centre, District Legal

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uervices Autho rity, Aurangabak ank acco rkingly co mpro mise

came to be effectek. In terms o f the saik co mpro mise

applicant No .1 ank respo nkent No . 2 kecikek to live to gether

ank acco rkingly since 29.01.2022 respo nkent No . 2 wife is

co habiting with applicant No . 1 at her matrimo nial ho me

happily.

5.

We also heark the learnek A.P.P. fo r respo nkent

No . 1 - utate.

6.

It appears that the parties have arrivek at

amicable settlement ank acco rkingly they are resiking

to gether. Respo nkent No . 2 is no w co habiting with applicant

No . 1 husbank happily in her matrimo nial ho me since

29.01.2022. Even the examinatio n-in-chief o f respo nkent

No .2 came to be reco rkek by the co ncernek Magistrate.

Ho wever, befo re she was subjectek to cro ss-examinatio n, the

parties have arrivek at amicable settlement in ano ther

co mplaint penking befo re the ano ther Magistrate unker the

pro visio ns o f Do mestic Vio lence Act ank in co nsequence

thereo f the matter was referrek fo r mekiatio n ank acco rkingly

mekiatio n was fo unk successful. Respo nkent No .2 has also

flek affkavit to that effect befo re this Co urt.

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7.

In the case o f Gian uingh vs. utate o f Punjab ank

o thers, repo rtek in (2012) 10 uCC 303, the uupreme Co urt in

para 48 has quo tek para 21 o f the jukgment o f the fve-Jukge

Bench o f the Punjab ank Haryana High Co urt keliverek in

Kulwinker uingh v. utate o f Punjab (2007) 4 CTC 769. The

fve-Jukge Bench o f the Punjab ank Haryana High Co urt, in

para 21 o f the jukgment, has framek the guikelines fo r

quashing o f the criminal pro ceeking o n the gro unk o f

settlement. Para 21 o f the saik case o f Kulwinke