130.APL.1253.2026.doc Ajay IN IN THE THE HIGH HIGH COURT COURT OF OF JUDICATURE JUDICATURE AT AT BOMBAY BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1253 OF 2026 Nikhil Mohanlal Choudhary and Ors. .. Applicants Versus State of Maharashtra and Anr. .. Respondents ....................  Mr. Ismail Shaikh, Advocate i/by S.M. Owais T. Jahagirdar for Applicants.  Mr. Amit A. Palkar, APP for Respondent No.1 – State.  Mr. Shoaib Shaikh, Advocate for Respondent No.2 – Informant. ......…........... CORAM : MILIND N. JADHAV, J. DATE : SEPTEMBER 11, 2026. P.C.: 1. Heard Mr. Shaikh, learned Advocate for Applicants; Mr. Palkar, learned APP for Respondent No.1 – State and Mr. Shaikh, learned Advocate for Respondent No.2 – Informant. 2. All the parties before me are young students studying at colleges in Mumbai and they all know each other. One group of friends wanted to reason with the Complainant on account of a verbal argument he had with one of the members of the other group. Consequently, the Complainant was singled out, tracked down, and physically confronted. There was a scuffle between parties leading to injury. The charges are for causing simple hurt with one of the injury alleged to be grievous. 3. The scuffle took place in a public place on the road near their college and one of the Applicants removed his belt and used it to 1 of 2 130.APL.1253.2026.doc inflict three blows on the Complainant. 4. Considering the age of all parties and more specifically Applicants, who are all in their early 20s and studying in a reputed college, the Complainant having approached the Court to quash the criminal proceeding so that the ignominy of the criminal proceedings do not affect their future life and prospects, I am inclined to consider the request made by the learned Advocates at the bar for the respective parties for consent quashing. 5. Affidavit of the consent of Complainant is placed before me. It is dated 20.06.2026. All parties i.e. Applicants and Complainant are present in Court. I have interacted with them. They are all young students and therefore in that view of the matter and in view of the above reasons, the Application stands allowed in terms of prayer clause 8(i) and (ii) which read thus:- “8. The applicant therefore prays as under: i. That this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to Quash and set aside FIR bearing C.R. No. 154 of 2024 dated 12.02.2024 registered with Ghatkopar Police Station for offences punishable under Sections Under Sections 143, 147, 149, 323, 324 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. ii. Pending and hearing the final disposal of the present Petition, stay further investigation and/or any coercive steps against the Applicants in connection with the said FIR.” 6. However, there shall be no order as to costs. 7. In view of the above, Criminal Application is disposed. [ MILIND N. JADHAV, J. ] 2 of 2 AJAY TRAMBAK UGALMUGALE Digitally signed by AJAY TRAMBAK UGALMUGALE Date: 2026.09.12 15:36:50 +0530