1 936APPLN3693.2025.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 936 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3693 OF 2025 Krushna Janardhan Todkar And Others VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra And Another ... Mrs. Aummaheshwari S. Jadhav h/f Mrs. Rahte Bhavana Durgaprasad - Advocate for Applicants Mr. K. K. Naik - APP for the State Miss Monika V. Boldhane h/f Mr. Hrishikesh V. Tungar - Advocate for Respondent No. 2 ... CORAM : HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, J. DATED : 01ST OCTOBER, 2026 PER COURT : 1. Heard the learned Advocate for Respondent No. 2. 2. The learned Advocate for Respondent No. 2 submits that the parties have amicably settled the dispute amongst themselves and the consent terms have also been drawn up before the Mediator, who was appointed by this Court. 3. I am in receipt of the Mediation Report dated 27.08.2026, which states that the mediation has been successful. The Mediation Report also carries a copy of the Settlement Terms between the parties. In the said Settlement Terms, among all the other terms, one of the terms clearly mentions that parties shall withdraw all the cases, which have been filed by them against each other. It is also stated that, on the basis of the Terms of Compromise and the assurance given by Applicant No. 1, Respondent No. 2 has voluntarily consented to the quashing of C.R. No. 205 of 2025 and the consequential proceedings in respect of R.C.C. No. 1013 of 2025, pending on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class at Beed. The consent terms are dated 27.08.2026 and are signed by the parties and their respective Advocates. 2026:BHC-AUG:46385-DB 2 936APPLN3693.2025.odt 4. Taking into consideration the successful mediation and the Terms of Compromise between the parties, and in addition thereto, the statement of the learned Advocate for Respondent No. 2 in respect of the settlement between the parties and consent for withdrawing the criminal proceedings in question in the present application, I am inclined to allow the Criminal Application and quash the criminal proceedings against the Applicants. Hence, I pass the following order:- ORDER [i] The Criminal Application is allowed. [ii] The FIR bearing Crime No. 0205 of 2025, registered with Neknoor Police Station, District Beed, for the offences punishable under Sections 85, 115(2), 352, 351(2), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, along with the consequential proceedings in respect of R.C.C. No. 1013 of 2025, pending on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Beed, stands quashed and set aside. [iii] The parties shall abide by and duly perform their respective obligations under the “Terms of Compromise” dated 27.08.2026. [ HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR ] JUDGE SG Punde