SHRABANI DEODHAR vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

bipin prithiani 1 wp-4546.13 & anr.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 4546 OF 2013 Shrabani Deodhar … Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. … Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 4547 OF 2013 Star Entertainment Media Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. … Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. … Respondents ****** Mr. Satish Mane-Shinde, Senior Advocate, a/w Ms. Sulabha V. Rane and Mr. Nikhil Mane-Shinde for Petitioner in WP/4546/ 2013. Mr. Sanjog Parab, Senior Advocate, a/w Mr. Mohan Rao, Ms. Sakshi Baadkar and Mr. Sangram Parab for Petitioner in WP/4547/ 2013. Ms. Sharmila Kaushik, APP for Respondent Nos.1 and 2-State in both Petitions. Mr. Milind A. Ingole a/w Ms. Aishwarya Gaikwad and Ms. Manisha Bansode for Respondent No.3-Complainant in both Petitions. ****** CORAM : MANISH PITALE AND MANJUSHA DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 23rd DECEMBER 2025 JUDGMENT (Per Manish Pitale, J.) : . By these petitions, the petitioners have prayed for quashing of FIR No. 232 of 2023 registered at Wada Police Station, Dist. bipin prithiani 2 wp-4546.13 & anr.doc Thane, for offences under Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter r