144.WP.1719.2026.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 WRIT PETITION NO. 1719 OF 2026 Pravin Waman Pagare .. Petitioner Versus State of Maharashtra and Anr. .. Respondents ....................  Mr. Ramchandra Wagh, Advocate i/by Mrunmai Rokade for Petitioner.  Mr. Sukanta A. Karmakar, APP for Respondent – State.  Mr. Siddharth R. Ghodke a/w. Mr. Swapnil Kolokhe, Advocates for Respondent No.2. ......…........... CORAM : MILIND N. JADHAV, J. DATE : SEPTEMBER 11, 2026. P.C.: 1. Heard Mr. Wagh, learned Advocate for Petitioner; Mr. Karmakar, learned APP for Respondent – State and Mr. Ghodke, learned Advocate for Respondent No.2. 2. In the present case, Petitioner is arraigned as Accused No.6 of having caused simple hurt to the Complainant in view of a dispute regarding crop plantation in the field. It is seen that the parties are related to each other and the incident occurred on account of land dispute and verbal abuse led to assault and damage. First Information Report was filed. 3. The incident is of the year 2018. Complainant is present before the Court. She is a woman. She submits that her Affidavit of consent for quashing the FIR qua Petitioner, who is a senior citizen and 1 of 2 144.WP.1719.2026.doc 73 years old should be quashed and set aside. 4. Adhering to the request made by the learned Advocates at the Bar and the parties who are both present before me and looking at the incident in question and no specific role whatsoever attributed to Petitioner before me, I am inclined to accept the request made and allow the present Petition for partial quashing, which is permissible in terms of the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Lovely Salhotra and Anr. Vs. State of NCT Delhi and Anr.1. 5. The Petition stands allowed and the FIR stands partially quashed to the extent of and against Accused No.6. 6. In this view of the above, the learned Advocates persuade the Court to allow the Petition by consent quashing. The Petition stands allowed in terms of prayer clause (b) which reads thus:- “b) Quash and set-aside FIR lodged at Saikheda Police Station bearing FIR No. 121/2018 dated 17/12/2018 for the offences punishable under Section 143, 147, 323, 504, 506 and 427 of the Indian Penal Code by consent of respondent no. 2 qua only present petitioner.” 7. In view of the above, Criminal Writ Petition is disposed. 8. However, there shall be no order as to costs. [ MILIND N. JADHAV, J. ] Ajay 1 Criminal Appeal No.670 of 2017 decided on 10th April 2017 2 of 2 AJAY TRAMBAK UGALMUGALE Digitally signed by AJAY TRAMBAK UGALMUGALE Date: 2026.09.12 16:30:49 +0530