Chandrakant S/O Balram Ghodeswar vs State Of Maha, Thr Pso. Ps. Kapil Nagar, ...
Case Significance
Chandrakant S/O Balram Ghodeswar vs State Of Maha, Thr Pso. Ps. Kapil Nagar, ... is a Bombay High Court decision dated December 23, 2025 (citation: ik-181710672). The applicant, an estranged father, sought quashing of an FIR under POCSO (Sections 8, 12, 17) and BNS (Sections 74, 75, 352, 115(2), 49) filed by his minor child through the mother during bitter matrimonial litigation. The court partly allowed the application, quashing the FIR to the extent of Sections 8 and 12 of POCSO, finding no prima facie case for sexual assault/harassment, but allowing prosecution to continue under Section 17 POCSO and the BNS offences relating to assault, hurt, and so The bench comprised Justices Nandesh S. Deshpande and Urmila Joshi-Phalke. The judgment was delivered by Justice Nandesh S. Deshpande. Counsel appearing: Nikhil Joshi (counsel for respondent), Rajas Durge (counsel for applicant).
Summary
The applicant, an estranged father, sought quashing of an FIR under POCSO (Sections 8, 12, 17) and BNS (Sections 74, 75, 352, 115(2), 49) filed by his minor child through the mother during bitter matrimonial litigation. The court partly allowed the application, quashing the FIR to the extent of Sections 8 and 12 of POCSO, finding no prima facie case for sexual assault/harassment, but allowing prosecution to continue under Section 17 POCSO and the BNS offences relating to assault, hurt, and social media defamation.
What was the outcome of Chandrakant S/O Balram Ghodeswar vs State Of Maha, Thr Pso. Ps. Kapil Nagar, ...?
The applicant, an estranged father, sought quashing of an FIR under POCSO (Sections 8, 12, 17) and BNS (Sections 74, 75, 352, 115(2), 49) filed by his minor child through the mother during bitter matr...
Judgment
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