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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR.
Criminal Application (APL) No. 745 of 2017
Subhash s/o Bapurao Wankhade,
(Bhadant Amol Bodhi),
Aged about 57 years,
R/o Anand Buddha Vihar, Matafail,
Juni Basti, Badnera,
Tq. Dist. Amravati. ….. Applicant
// Versus //
(1) State of Maharashtra,
through Police Station Officer,
Police Station, Asegaon,
Tq. Dist. Amravati.
(2) Meerabai Subhash Wankhade,
Aged about 55 years, Occ. : Labour,
R/o Virulpurna, Tq. Chandur Bazar,
Dist. Amravati.
(3) The Superintendent of Police,
Amravati. ….. Non-applicants/
Respondents
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Shri P. R. Agrawal, Advocate for the applicant
Shri S. P. Deshpande, APP for the State/non-applicant nos. 1 and 3
Shri A. S. Ambatkar, Advocate for the non-applicant no. 2
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CORAM : Z. A. HAQ AND
M. G. GIRATKAR, JJ.
DATE : 18/12/2019
Oral Judgment (Per : Z. A. Haq, J.)
Heard.
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2. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith.
3. The applicant/accused has filed this application under
Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure praying that the First
Information Report registered against him on complaint lodged by the
non-applicant no. 2 for offence punishable under Section 498A of the
Indian Penal Code be quashed.
4. Learned Advocate for the applicant has pointed out the
circumstances in which the dispute between the accused and informant
(wife) got precipitated. The wife nurtured grievance against the
husband that he was not taking care of wife and son. It is pointed out
that the applicant had taken Diksha of Buddha Dharma (Bhikku).
5. Be that as it may, the non-applicant no. 2 has now filed
affidavit sworn on 25-11-2019 stating that she does not want to
continue with the prosecution of the applicant and wants to give quietus
to the proceedings.
6. Considering the facts of the case, we are of the view that
the relief sought by the applicant has to be granted to sub-serve the ends
of justice.
Hence, the following order :
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(i) First Information Report No. 233/2017 registered with the non-
applicant no. 1 – Police Station against the applicant is quashed.
(ii) Rule is made absolute accordingly. No costs.
JUDGE JUDGE
wasnik
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