FIR quashed after amicable settlement in atrocities case

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Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court, led by Justice Y. G. Khobragade, quashed an FIR registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act after the complainant and the accused reached an amicable settlement.

While deciding the bail plea, the court noted that the dispute was resolved after registration of the case. The bench directed the two accused to deposit Rs 10,000 each, totalling Rs 20,000, as costs, permitting the complainant to withdraw the amount. The case was registered at Shirdi police station in Ahilyanagar district. The accused had earlier secured interim bail. The complainant later filed an affidavit stating that after their marriage, both sides decided to settle the dispute and had no objection to bail. The court verified the settlement by summoning both parties. Counsel Rashmi S. Kulkarni cited Supreme Court and Allahabad High Court rulings, including Ram Avatar vs State of Madhya Pradesh and Ghulam Rasool Khan vs State of Uttar Pradesh, which allow quashing of FIRs in Atrocities Act cases upon amicable settlement. It was also noted that no chargesheet had been filed. Considering these factors, the bench passed the order.