Summary: Kiran Kanojiya faced serious accusations involving black magic and planning to commit murder. The court, led by Judges Urmila Joshi-Phalke and Nandesh S. Deshpande, dismissed the charges due to lack of evidence.
In June 2019, Kiran Kanojiya was accused of using black magic. Her husband, Sachin Kanojiya, reported finding strange items like flour statues and lemons with nails in their yard. These were linked to threats and odd messages, causing fears of a dark plan.
"On 16.05.2019, he found small statues made of flour... a lemon with 'pushpa mrutyu' written on it."
The police arrested a man named Dilip Jaiswal, who had WhatsApp conversations with Kiran. These chats were used to claim a plan to harm Sachin. However, the chats alone were not enough to show any real threat or plan.
"There were lengthy chats in his mobile phone between him and the applicant."
Kiran's lawyer argued that the charges were unfounded and retaliatory. They claimed the accusations were in response to a complaint Kiran filed against Sachin and his family.
"The offences registered against the applicant are a counter blast to the complaint lodged by the applicant."
After reviewing the evidence, the court found no solid proof of a plan or use of black magic. The claims were unclear and lacked supporting material. The judges emphasized that serious charges need strong evidence, which was not present here.
"The First Information Report and the consequent charge-sheet is nothing but abuse of process of law."
In the end, the court dismissed the FIR and the charge-sheet against Kiran. This decision highlighted the importance of evidence in criminal cases and the misuse of legal processes.
"The application is allowed... the charge-sheet No.72/2019 against the applicant, is hereby quashed."
