R/SCR.A/8670/2026(GJHC240427942026) ORDER DATED: 18/08/2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (QUASHING) NO. 8670 of 2026 ========================================================== REKHABA ASHOKSINH ZALA & ANR. Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: KARTIK H BHATT(9313) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MR.HITENDRA D RAJPUT(7224) for the Applicant(s) No. 1,2 MR BHARGAV P DANGAR(10685) for the Respondent(s) No. 3 NOTICE SERVED for the Respondent(s) No. 2 MR.MEET THAKKAR, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M. R. MENGDEY Date : 18/08/2026 ORDER 1. The draft amendment dated 18.08.2026 is granted. The amendment be carried out forthwith. 2. Present Petition is preferred by the Petitioners (Original Accused) under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, seeking quashing of FIR No.11198001260258 of 2026 registered with Nilambaug Police Station, Bhavnagar for the offences punishable under Sections 115(2), 352, 351(2), 351(3), 314 and 54 of the BNS and Section 3(1)(S), 3(1)(r), 3(2)(va) of the Atrocity Act as well as all other consequential proceedings arising out of the said F.I.R.. 3. Heard learned Advocate for the Petitioners and learned APP for the Respondent – State. Learned Advocate Mr. Bhargav R/SCR.A/8670/2026(GJHC240427942026) ORDER DATED: 18/08/2026 Dangar appears and states that he has received instructions to appear on behalf of Respondent No.2 – Original Complainant and he would be filing his appearance before the Registry. Registry to accept the Vakalatnama. 4. Rule. Learned APP waives service of notice for and on behalf of the respondent – State and learned Advocate appearing for the respondent complainant waives service of Rule on behalf of the Original Complainant. 5. Learned Advocate for the Petitioners has submitted that the matter has been amicably settled between the parties and they are now not willing to proceed with the complaint any further. 6. The complainant Puriben Somabhai Chavda is present before the Court in-person, who has been identified by the learned advocate appearing for the complainant. 7. Learned Advocate appearing on behalf of Original Complainant has placed on record the Affidavit dated 14.07.2026. He submitted that matter has been amicably settled between the parties and there is no objection if present Petition is allowed. 8. Considering averments made in the Affidavit as also the submissions made by the learned Advocates for the respective parties, the present Application deserves to be allowed and is hereby allowed. The FIR No.11198001260258 of 2026 registered with Nilambaug Police Station, Bhavnagar for the R/SCR.A/8670/2026(GJHC240427942026) ORDER DATED: 18/08/2026 offences punishable under Sections 115(2), 352, 351(2), 351(3), 314 and 54 of the BNS and Section 3(1)(S), 3(1)(r), 3(2)(va) of the Atrocity Act as well as all other consequential proceedings arising out of the said F.I.R. are hereby quashed and set aside qua the present Petitioners. Rule is made absolute. (M. R. MENGDEY,J) NABILA Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge. Digitally signed by: NABILABANU MOHAMADNOOR PATNIJAMAT(HC00630), Private Secretary, at High Court of Gujarat on 24/08/2026 14:46:30