PAWAN SAMBHAJI PAWAR AND OTHERS vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER — APPLN/4526/2024

Case under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Section 528. Disposed: Contested--DISPOSED OFF on 01st April 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HCBM030435242024

e-Filing Number

10-11-2024

Filing Number

APPLN/12371/2024

Filing Date

12-Nov-2024

Registration No

APPLN/4526/2024

Registration Date

13-Nov-2024

Judge

Hon'ble Shri Justice Rajnish R. Vyas

Coram

Hon'ble Shri Justice Rajnish R. Vyas

Bench Type

Division

Judicial Branch

Criminal

Decision Date

01-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISPOSED OFF

Last updated 08-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Section 528
Indian Penal Code (I.p.c) Section 498(a), 323, 504, 506, 34

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.PAWAN SAMBHAJI PAWAR AND OTHERS

    Adv. Shaikh Abid R

  2. 2.KAVITA SAMBHAJI PAWAR

  3. 3.PRATIK SAMBHAJI PAWAR

  4. 4.SARIKA SAMBHAJI PAWAR

  5. 5.VAYNKAT BABURAO GUNJKAR

  6. 6.REKHABAI UTTAMRAO JADHAV

  7. 7.UTTAMRAO RAYBHAN JADHAV

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER

    Adv. P. P. FOR R. NO. 1 1123

  2. 2.SAPAN W/O PAWAN PAWAR

    Adv. R NO. 2 SERVED

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 01-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Rajnish R. VyasView PDF

    The High Court of Bombay at Aurangabad quashed the FIR against the husband's relatives (mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, and their spouses) in a dowry harassment case, finding that allegations against them were vague, omnibus, and lacked specific details. The court held that general allegations in matrimonial disputes without prima facie evidence warrant careful scrutiny, and continuation of prosecution would constitute abuse of process. The trial against the original accused (husband) will proceed. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 01-Apr-2026

    Urgent Circulation-Criminal

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Rajnish R. Vyas

  4. 05-Feb-2026

    Urgent Circulation-Criminal

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sachin S. Deshmukh

  5. 26-Sep-2025

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi,hon'ble Shri Justice Hiten S. VenegavkarView PDF

  6. 26-Sep-2025

    Due Admission -Criminal

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sushil M. Ghodeswar

  7. 26-Aug-2025

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi,hon'ble Shri Justice Sushil M. GhodeswarView PDF

  8. 26-Aug-2025

    Due Admission -Criminal

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. Deshmukh

  9. 28-Jul-2025

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi,hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. DeshmukhView PDF

  10. 28-Jul-2025

    Due Admission -Criminal

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. Deshmukh

  11. 01-Jul-2025

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi,hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. DeshmukhView PDF

  12. 01-Jul-2025

    Due Admission -Criminal

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. Deshmukh

  13. 05-May-2025

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi,hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. DeshmukhView PDF

  14. 05-May-2025

    Due Admission -Criminal

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. Deshmukh

  15. 03-Apr-2025

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi,hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. DeshmukhView PDF

  16. 03-Apr-2025

    Due Admission -Criminal

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. Deshmukh

  17. 28-Feb-2025

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi,hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. DeshmukhView PDF

  18. 28-Feb-2025

    —

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. Deshmukh

  19. 07-Feb-2025

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi,hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. DeshmukhView PDF

  20. 07-Feb-2025

    Due Orders Criminal

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi , Hon'ble Shri Justice Rohit W. Joshi

  21. 07-Feb-2025

    Due Orders Criminal

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi , Hon'ble Shri Justice Rohit W. Joshi

  22. 14-Jan-2025

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi,hon'ble Shri Justice Rohit W. JoshiView PDF

  23. 07-Jan-2025

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi,hon'ble Shri Justice Rohit W. JoshiView PDF

  24. 07-Jan-2025

    For Admission - Fresh - Criminal Side Matters

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi , Hon'ble Shri Justice Rohit W. Joshi

  25. 19-Nov-2024

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi,hon'ble Shri Justice Rohit W. JoshiView PDF

  26. 19-Nov-2024

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  27. 12-Nov-2024

    Case filed

    Registration No. APPLN/4526/2024

casestatus.in Summary

The High Court of Bombay at Aurangabad quashed the FIR against the husband's relatives (mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, and their spouses) in a dowry harassment case, finding that allegations against them were vague, omnibus, and lacked specific details. The court held that general allegations in matrimonial disputes without prima facie evidence warrant careful scrutiny, and continuation of prosecution would constitute abuse of process. The trial against the original accused (husband) will proceed. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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