VARUN BHAURAO MAHAJAN vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER — APPLN/913/2023

Case under Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.pc) Section 482. Disposed: --APPLICATION ALLOWED on 09th April 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HCBM030096932023

Filing Number

APPLN/2244/2023

Filing Date

03-Mar-2023

Registration No

APPLN/913/2023

Registration Date

04-Mar-2023

Judge

Hon'ble Shri Justice Rajnish R. Vyas

Coram

Hon'ble Shri Justice Rajnish R. Vyas

Bench Type

Division

Judicial Branch

Criminal

Decision Date

09-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

--APPLICATION ALLOWED

Last updated 25-Apr-2026

Acts & Sections

Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.pc) Section 482
Indian Penal Code (I.p.c) Section 498-A, 323, 504, 506, 34

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.VARUN BHAURAO MAHAJAN

    Adv. SHINDE GANESH PANDITRAO

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER

  2. 2.PARUL W/O LALIT MAHAJAN

    Adv. PATIL CHANDRAKANT P

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 09-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Rajnish R. VyasView PDF

    The High Court of Bombay (Aurangabad Bench) allowed criminal applications filed by the father-in-law, mother-in-law, and brother-in-law, quashing the prosecution against them in a dowry harassment case under IPC Sections 498-A, 323, 504, and 506. The court found that the allegations against these applicants were generalized and omnibus in nature, lacking specific details of time and period necessary to establish a prima facie case, and that the six-month delay in filing the FIR further supported quashing. Trial proceedings will continue against the husband (Lalit Mahajan) alone. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 09-Apr-2026

    Due Admission -Criminal

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Rajnish R. Vyas

  4. 26-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Rajnish R. VyasView PDF

  5. 26-Mar-2026

    Due Admission -Criminal

    Hon'ble Shri Justice S. G. Chapalgaonkar

  6. 29-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice S. G. ChapalgaonkarView PDF

  7. 27-Jan-2026

    Due Admission -Criminal

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Kishore C. Sant , Hon'ble Shri Justice Abasaheb D. Shinde

  8. 17-Dec-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Kishore C. Sant,hon'ble Shri Justice Abasaheb D. ShindeView PDF

  9. 17-Dec-2025

    Urgent Circulation-Criminal

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. G. Avachat , Hon'ble Shri Justice Abasaheb D. Shinde

  10. 02-Dec-2025

    Due Admission -Criminal

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Mangesh S. Patil , Hon'ble Shri Justice Shailesh P. Brahme

  11. 07-Mar-2024

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Mangesh S. Patil,hon'ble Shri Justice Shailesh P. BrahmeView PDF

  12. 07-Mar-2024

    Due Admission -Criminal

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Mangesh S. Patil , Hon'ble Shri Justice Shailesh P. Brahme

  13. 17-Jan-2024

    Urgent Circulation-Criminal

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. G. Avachat , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. Deshmukh

  14. 28-Nov-2023

    For Orders Criminal Side Matters

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. G. Avachat , Hon'ble Shri Justice Kishore C. Sant

  15. 31-Oct-2023

    For Orders Criminal Side Matters

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. G. Avachat , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. Deshmukh

  16. 25-Sep-2023

    Due Admission -Criminal

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. G. Avachat , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. Deshmukh

  17. 21-Aug-2023

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  18. 17-Jul-2023

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. G. Avachat,hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. DeshmukhView PDF

  19. 03-Mar-2023

    Case filed

    Registration No. APPLN/913/2023

casestatus.in Summary

The High Court of Bombay (Aurangabad Bench) allowed criminal applications filed by the father-in-law, mother-in-law, and brother-in-law, quashing the prosecution against them in a dowry harassment case under IPC Sections 498-A, 323, 504, and 506. The court found that the allegations against these applicants were generalized and omnibus in nature, lacking specific details of time and period necessary to establish a prima facie case, and that the six-month delay in filing the FIR further supported quashing. Trial proceedings will continue against the husband (Lalit Mahajan) alone. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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