SUSHMA RAKESH SHARMA AND ORS vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA — HCBM10524552025

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Case Summary: Sushma Rakesh Sharma & Ors. vs. The State of Maharashtra The Bombay High Court allowed two consolidated criminal writ petitions and quashed FIR No. 398/2024 (registered at Vishrantwadi Police Station, Pune) along with the related chargesheet. The FIR involved charges under IPC Section 498A and the SC/ST Act. The petitioner (husband) and his relatives filed for quashing after amicably settling a matrimonial dispute with the complainant (wife). The complainant affirmed that she filed the case during marital discord but confirmed settlement, reconciliation, and that allegations under the SC/ST Act were made in anger with no actual caste-based humiliation occurring. The court imposed costs of Rs. 25,000 each on the petitioners and complainant as a condition precedent to quashing. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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