Vasantrao Jivanrao More vs The State Of Maharashtra And Anr

ik-109567483 Bombay High Court 24 December 2025 • WRIT PETITION NO. 01 OF 2016; CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.452 OF 2017 • 9 min read

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Case Significance

Vasantrao Jivanrao More vs The State Of Maharashtra And Anr is a Bombay High Court decision dated December 24, 2025 (citation: ik-109567483). Criminal writ petition under Article 227 seeking quashing of process issuance orders in a private complaint (RCC No. 121/2011) for offences under Sections 109, 120(b), 406, 409, 420, 463, 465, 468, and 471 r/w S.34 IPC relating to a property sale deed dispute. The complainant alleged fraud in a 25-year-old sale deed of agricultural property in Parola, Jalgaon. The Court found the petitioner was a bona fide purchaser with no proved criminal intent, the complaint was an abuse of process, and qu The case was heard by Justice Sushil M. Ghodeswar. Counsel appearing: Mahesh S. Deshmukh (counsel for petitioner), R. G. Nirmal (counsel for petitioner), S. V. Suryawanshi (counsel for respondent), V. M. Lomte (counsel for respondent).

Summary

Criminal writ petition under Article 227 seeking quashing of process issuance orders in a private complaint (RCC No. 121/2011) for offences under Sections 109, 120(b), 406, 409, 420, 463, 465, 468, and 471 r/w S.34 IPC relating to a property sale deed dispute. The complainant alleged fraud in a 25-year-old sale deed of agricultural property in Parola, Jalgaon. The Court found the petitioner was a bona fide purchaser with no proved criminal intent, the complaint was an abuse of process, and quashed the process orders against the petitioner.

What was the outcome of Vasantrao Jivanrao More vs The State Of Maharashtra And Anr?

Criminal writ petition under Article 227 seeking quashing of process issuance orders in a private complaint (RCC No. 121/2011) for offences under Sections 109, 120(b), 406, 409, 420, 463, 465, 468, an...

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