SHAILESHBHAI RANCHHODBHAI PATEL vs STATE OF GUJARAT — Crl.A. No. 1884/2013

Case under Section II-E. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010026462012

Filing Date

20-Jan-2012

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 1884/2013

Diary Number

2646/2012

Order Date

28-Aug-2024

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Allowed

Last updated 04-Jul-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II-E

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SHAILESHBHAI RANCHHODBHAI PATEL

    Adv. NIKHIL GOEL (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [P-2] NIKHIL GOEL (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [P-1] ASHUTOSH GHADE[P-1] ASHUTOSH GHADE[P-2]

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF GUJARAT

    Adv. ANIRUDDHA P. MAYEE (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-1] SWATI GHILDIYAL [R-1] SWATI GHILDIYAL [R-2]

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 28-Aug-2024

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  3. 28-Aug-2024

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dipankar Datta and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ujjal Bhuyan

  4. 08-Dec-2023

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  5. 08-Dec-2023

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  6. 07-Nov-2023

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  7. 07-Nov-2023

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  8. 12-Sep-2023

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  9. 12-Sep-2023

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  10. 25-Jul-2023

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  11. 25-Jul-2023

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  12. 03-May-2023

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  13. 03-May-2023

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  14. 17-Mar-2023

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  15. 17-Mar-2023

    Ordinary

    Registrar (Jud. Listing)

  16. 10-Nov-2021

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  17. 10-Nov-2021

    Ordinary

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Abhay S. Oka

  18. 14-Feb-2020

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  19. 14-Feb-2020

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    Registrar

  20. 09-Dec-2019

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  21. 09-Dec-2019

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  22. 15-Oct-2019

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  23. 15-Oct-2019

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  24. 03-May-2019

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  25. 03-May-2019

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  26. 20-Feb-2019

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  27. 20-Feb-2019

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  28. 07-Jan-2019

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  29. 07-Jan-2019

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  30. 29-Oct-2018

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  31. 29-Oct-2018

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  32. 05-Sep-2018

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  33. 05-Sep-2018

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  34. 19-Jul-2018

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  35. 19-Jul-2018

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  36. 05-Jan-2018

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  37. 05-Jan-2018

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Amitava Roy

  38. 03-Nov-2017

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  39. 03-Nov-2017

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Navin Sinha

  40. 04-Oct-2017

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  41. 04-Oct-2017

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao

  42. 17-Jul-2017

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  43. 17-Jul-2017

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  44. 11-Jul-2016

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  45. 11-Jul-2016

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  46. 11-Jul-2016

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  47. 11-May-2016

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  48. 11-May-2016

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  49. 15-Feb-2016

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  50. 15-Feb-2016

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  51. 15-Feb-2016

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  52. 08-Dec-2015

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  53. 08-Dec-2015

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  54. 22-Sep-2015

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  55. 22-Sep-2015

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  56. 13-Jul-2015

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  57. 13-Jul-2015

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  58. 19-Mar-2012

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  59. 19-Mar-2012

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  60. 06-Feb-2012

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  61. 06-Feb-2012

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  62. 20-Jan-2012

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 1884/2013

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casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: Crl.A. No. 001884/2013 Outcome: The Supreme Court allowed both criminal appeals and quashed FIR No. I-405/2002 (registered under Section 498-A IPC for dowry harassment), the charge-sheet, and all subsequent proceedings. The Court invoked Article 142 of the Constitution to terminate the long-standing dispute between private parties. Key Facts: The FIR was registered in 2002 against the appellants (parents-in-law and husband). The complainant and husband obtained divorce by mutual consent in 2004, the complainant has since remarried and had children, and both parties now reside abroad. The complainant did not participate in the appeal proceedings despite service of notice. Legal Principle: The Court clarified that High Courts retain power to quash FIRs even after charge-sheets are filed, provided the allegations are vague/general and continuation would constitute abuse of process given the case's peculiar circumstances. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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