HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY
VIJAY S/O. JAGANNATH KHAPARE AND ORS – Appellant
Versus
THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR – Respondent
APPLN 1159/2020
['SALUNKE SUDARSHAN J', 'PUBLIC PROSECUTOR', '', 'KEDAR BALBHIM R', 'FOR RESPONDENT NO']
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1159 OF 2020
1.
Viay s/oo jagaannat h apar
aga 29 yars, occ. Srvic
r/oo Canara Bank, D awal Cornr
Branc CIDCO, Nandd.
2.
C aya w/oo jagaannat h apar
aga 55 yars, occ. Hous old
3.
Jagaannat s/oo Sud akar h apar
aga 60 yars, occ. Agaril.
4.
Vis al s/oo Jagaannat h apar
aga 25 yars, occ. Education
Applicant Nos. 2 to 4 r/oo Sakla Plot
Dnyans war Nagaar, Parb ani
5.
Vars a w/oo Sandip Hr
aga 35 yars, occ. Hous old
r/oo c/oo Sandip Hr, 247-1
Jawalal Panc al, Tq. halamnuri
Dist. Hingaoli
6.
Sandp s/oo Dagadappa Hr
aga 40 yars, occ. Srvci
r/oo 247-1, Jawala Panc al
Tq. halamnuri, Dist. Higaoli
Applicants
Vrsus
1.
T Stat of Ma aras tra
2.
Sow. S ivprma w/oo Viay h apar
aga 23 yars occ. Hous old
r/oo c/oo D ondiram Somnat appa Indral
Jai Matadi Niwas, halpana Nagaar,
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B ind Z.P. latur, Dist. Latur.
Rspondnts
Mr. S.J. Salunk, Advocat for t applicants.
Mr. B.V. Vird , APP for rspondnt No. 1.
Mr. B.R. hdar, Advocat for rspondnt No. 2.
CORAM : T.V. Nalawad &
M.G. Swlikar, JJ.
DATE : 5t January, 2021.
JUDGMENT : (Pr M.G. Swlikar, J.)
1.
Rul. Rul mad rturnabl fort wit .
2.
By consnt, ard fnally at admission staga.
3.
T is is an application undr Sction 482 of t Cod of
Criminal Procdur for quas inga of t c arga-s t and First
Information Rport No. 120/o2020 datd 18.03.2020 rgaistrd wit
S ivaji Nagaar Polic Station, Latur, Dist. Latur for t offnc
punis abl undr Sction 498A, 323, 504 rad wit Sction 34 of t
Indian Pnal Cod.
4.
Rspondnt No. 2 lodgad First Information Rport agaainst
t applicants allgainga t at applicant No. 1 is t usband of
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rspondnt No. 1, applicant No. 2 is t mot r, applicant No. 3 is
t fat r, applicant No. 4 is t brot r, and applicant No. 5 is t
marrid sistr of applicant No. 1. Applicant No. 6 is t usband of
applicant No. 5. it is allgad in t First Information Rport by
rspondnt No. 2 t at s was maintaind wll for a priod of 6 to 10
days aftr marriaga and t raftr on trivial garounds, all t
applicants startd arassinga r. Applicant No. 1 usd to bat r
undr infunc of alco ol in t odd ours of t niga t. All t
applicants startd tauntinga r on r looks. Applicant Nos. 2 to 5
usd to say t at t y wr not proprly onourd in t marriaga.
T y usd to say t at s s ould bringa gaold and silvr articls from
r parnts. On 23.11.2018, applicant No. 1 lockd r in t ous
at Nwasa, District A mdnagaar. On 27.11.2018, rspondnt No. 2
informd about t arassmnt to r fat r and t raftr r
fat r cam to Nwasa. T rupn applicant No. 1 turnd r and
r fat r out of t ous. Sinc t n, s as bn stayinga at
Latur. On t s allgaations, First Information Rport cam to b
lodgad on 18.03.2020, on t basis of w ic , offnc as aforasid
cam to b rgaistrd agaainst all t applicants.
5.
Hard S ri Salunk, larnd counsl for t applicants,
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S ri Vird , larnd APP for t Stat and S ri hdar, larnd
counsl for rspondnt No. 2.
6.
Larnd counsl S ri Salunk submittd t at vagau and
ganral allgaations ar mad agaainst t applicants. H submittd
t at applicant No. 1 as fld ptition for divorc agaainst rspondnt
No. 2. Aftr srvic of notic of t ptition for divorc, rspondnt
No. 2 as fld t is complaint. H argaud t at on t basis of vagau
and ganral allgaations, no offnc could b mad out agaainst t
applicants. T rfor, t cas is squarly covrd by t dcision of
t Honourabl Suprm Court in t cas of Stat of Hariyana Vs.
C . B ajan Lal and ot rs rportd in AIR 1992 Suprm Court 604.
7.
Larnd APP S ri Vird and larnd counsl S ri hdar
submittd t at spcifc allgaations av bn mad agaainst t
applicants. Rspondnt No. 2 was subjctd to crulty by t
applicants. T y submittd t at offnc undr Sction 498A of t
Indian Pnal Cod and ot r offncs ar clarly mad out agaainst
t applicants.