1 Criminal Appl.No.5008 of 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.5008 OF 2010 Harshal Mahadeo Kakade APPLICANT VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra and another RESPONDENTS Mr.Mahadeo Ghode, learned counsel for the applicant. Mr.V.D.Rakh, learned A.P.P. for respondent State. Smt.S.S.Jadhav, learned counsel for respondent no.2. (CORAM : A.V.POTDAR, J.) DATE : 25/03/2011 PER COURT : 1. By the present application, the applicant has approached this Court to quash the FIR No.180/2010, registered in Kotwali Police Station, Ahmednagar, for the alleged offence punishable u/s. 354, 323, 504, 506, 384 of The IPC. 2. Perused the complaint lodged. It discloses that the complainant Nirmala Choudhary is a practicing lawyer in the District Court at Ahmednagar and her professional services were engaged by her client by name Nilam Harshal Kakade, which Nilam has lodged under the Protection of Women against the Domestic Violence Act in 2 Criminal Appl.No.5008 of 2010 the Court of Additional District Judge, Ahmednagar. The complaint further discloses that the said case was on the board of the Court on 10/06/2010, and she was present in the Court alongwith her client. After the court work was over, the petitioner herein intercepted her in the gate of the Court and abused her in filthy language. In that process, the petitioner herein also caught hold of her hand. It is further alleged in the said complaint that the petitioner hereinnot only abused her but also threatened her that he will defame her and be ready for the consequences and demanded ransom of Rs. 2,00,000/- for not to take any action against her. Contents of the complaint prima-facie discloses commission of offence u/s. 354, 323, 504, 506 of The IPC. 3. It is urged across the bar that the facts stated in the complaint are not correct and hence the complaint to be quashed. The offence was registered in the police station on the basis of averments in the complaint and that is not the stage where to verify whether the averments in the complaint are true or not. This is also not the stage to ascertain where the averments made in the complaint are true or not. The application filed u/s. 482 of The Cr.P.C. to quash the said FIR is sans any merit, hence dismissed. (A.V.POTDAR, J.) khs/MAR. 2011/cri.appl.5008-10