Bombay High Court
ROHAN DATTU PATIL AND OTHERSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER
- Disposal
- APPLICATION ALLOWED
Holding
Where the parties have amicably settled the dispute and the respondent withdraws all allegations, the FIR, charge‑sheet and pending criminal case may be quashed.
Summary
The applicants filed a criminal application seeking quashment of FIR No. 361 of 2025, the accompanying charge‑sheet and the pending criminal case, alleging that the dispute with Respondent No.2 had been settled. The parties produced a consent term and a report of the Judicial Registrar confirming the settlement and the withdrawal of all allegations by Respondent No.2, except that Applicant No.4 had not signed the settlement. The Respondent’s counsel admitted the settlement and the withdrawal of claims. The Court examined the settlement documents and found no remaining controversy, concluding that the criminal proceedings were no longer required. Accordingly, the Court allowed the application and quashed the FIR, charge‑sheet and the criminal case, disposing of the application without costs.
Issues considered
- Can an FIR, charge‑sheet and pending criminal proceeding be quashed on the basis of a settlement and withdrawal of allegations by the parties?
- Do the consent terms and the Judicial Registrar’s report provide sufficient ground to set aside the criminal proceedings?
Subjects
- settlement
- quashment of FIR
- criminal procedure
- withdrawal of allegations
- compromise
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:37597
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
965 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1480 OF 2026
Rohan Dattu Patil And Others
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Another
...
Mr. Warma Bharatkumar Ramdeo, Advocate for the Applicant
Mr. K. K. Naik, APP for the Respondent-State
Mr. Rajesh Mewara, Advocate for Respondent No.2 (appointed)
CORAM : HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, J.
Dated : 18th August, 2026
PER COURT :-
1. Heard the learned Advocate for the applicants.
2. The present application is filed for quashing of the First
Information Report bearing Crime No.361 of 2025 dated 30.10.2025
registered with West-Deopur Police Station, District Dhule alongwith
Charge-sheet No. 138 of 2025 and consequential proceeding bearing
Regular Criminal Case No. 1582 of 2025, pending on the file of the
learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dhule alongwith the order of taking
cognizance dated 25.12.2025.
3. The learned Advocate for the applicants submits that the
parties have settled the dispute among themselves and they have no
allegations against each others. The copy of the consent terms has also
been produced on record, which is duly filed under the signatures of all
the applicants and Respondent No.2. The parties have appeared before
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the learned Registrar(Judicial) of this Court who has verified the
contents of the settlement terms and has also verified their identity. The
learned Registrar(Judicial) has filed a report of compromise dated
11.08.2026, which specifically states that the applicants and
Respondent No.2 have filed settlement pursis. The learned Registrar
(Judicial) has read over and explained the contents of the settlement
pursis to them. They admitted and accepted the contents therein as
true and correct. They admit their respective signatures and thumb
impressions. Therefore, in the report, it is submitted that the parties
have voluntarily entered into settlement terms and no fraud is played
with them. It is also specifically mentioned that Applicant No.4, who
was absent before the learned Registrar (Judicial), had not signed the
settlement pursis
4. The learned Advocate appearing for Respondent No.2 admits
that the parties have settled the dispute between themselves and now
Respondent no.2 has no allegations or ill-will left against any of the
applicants. They have amicably decided to settle the dispute by
withdrawing the allegations against each other.
5. I have perused the report of the learned Registrar (Judicial) as
well as the consent terms that has been produced before this Court.
The consent terms specifically mentions that Respondent no.2 is
withdrawing all the allegations against the applicants and also
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consents for quashment of the FIR No. 361 of 2025 dated 20.10.2025
lodged by Respondent No.2 with West Deopur Police Station, District
Dhule and the parties have undertaken that they will not file any
further proceedings against each other. Taking into consideration the
report of the learned Registrar (Judicial), the consent terms filed on
record by the parties, and the fact that the entire dispute between the
parties has been resolved, there is nothing remained to be adjudicated
in the present application.
6. In the light of the above, the present application stands
allowed in terms of prayer clause (A).
7. The First Information Report bearing Crime No.361 of 2025
dated 30.10.2025 with West-Deopur Police Station, District Dhule,
Charge-sheet No. 138 of 2025 and consequential proceeding bearing
Regular Criminal Case No. 1582 of 2025, pending on the file of the
learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dhule alongwith the order of taking
cognizance dated 25.12.2025 are hereby quashed and set aside.
8. The criminal application stands disposed of. No order as to
costs.
(HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, J.)
JPChavan
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