IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2564 OF 2026 Anuja Vivek Erande VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra And Another Mr. Ujwal Patil, Advocate for applicant Mr. S. P. Joshi, APP for respondent-State Mr. K. R. Yadav h/f Mr. S. J. Salunke, Advocate for respondent No. 2 CORAM : R. M. JOSHI, J. DATE : 14th OCTOBER, 2026 PER COURT :- 1. This application is filed for seeking transfer of proceedings bearing PWDVA Application No. 30 of 2018 and Petition E No. 18 of 2018 pending before Judicial Magistrate First Class, Nanded and Family Court, Nanded respectively to Judicial Magistrate First Class, Chalisgaon, Dist. Jalgaon. 2. Learned Counsel for applicant submits that this Court by order dated 26.07.2024 passed in Misc. Civil Application No. 120 of 2020 directed transfer of proceedings bearing Marriage Petition No. 223 of 2018 from Nanded to Chalisgaon. He claims that this order has not been challenged by respondent. According to him, no prejudice will be caused to respondent in case present application is allowed. 3. Learned Counsel for contesting respondent opposed 938-Cri Appln-2564-2026.odt 1 of 2 2026:BHC-AUG:48981 application. He placed reliance on the judgment of Hon’ble Supreme Court in case of Preeti Sharma vs. Manjit Sharma AIR OnLine 2005 SC 866 and in case of Anindita Das vs. Srijit Das AIR OnLine 2005 SC 37. 4. There is no dispute about the fact that at the relevant time, the respondent was staying at Pune whereas now he is resident of Majalgaon. The matrimonial petition filed by respondent was at Nanded and the said proceeding came to be transferred to Jalgaon by order of this Court dated 26.07.2024. The said order has not been taken exception to till date. In any case respondent would have to amend Marriage Petition at Chalisgaon. No prejudice much less irreparable loss would caused to him. In case other proceedings are transferred there. Having regard to these facts, this Court finds no impediment in allowing the application and transfer the proceeding bearing PWDVA Application no. 30 of 2018 and Petition E No. 18 of 2018 pending before Judicial Magistrate First Class, Nanded and Family Court, Nanded respectively to Judicial Magistrate First Class, Chalisgaon, Dist. Jalgaon 5. Hence, application stands allowed in terms of Prayer Clause “A”. (R. M. JOSHI, J.) B. S. Joshi 938-Cri Appln-2564-2026.odt 2 of 2