The Bombay High Court on Thursday heard a petition filed by a Bollywood actor Aditya Pancholi seeking quashing of a rape FIR registered against him in 2019 at Mumbai’s Versova police station.According to ANI, appearing for the actor, advocate Prashant Patil reiterated the request to quash the FIR.
Pancholi has been named as an accused in the case and the applicant is a Bollywood actress.
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During the hearing, Patil informed the court that the prosecutor represented by the police stated that despite 11 reports from the investigative body, the applicant did not appear for the investigation. In light of this submission, the High Court issued a fresh notice on Thursday directing her to remain present at the next hearing scheduled for February 24.
An FIR has been registered under several sections of the IPC
An FIR against Aditi Pancholi was registered on 27 June 2019. The complaint cited several sections of the Indian Penal Code, including section 376 (rape), 328 (causing hurt by poison), 384 (extortion), 341 (wrongful restraint), 342 (wrongful imprisonment), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 506 (criminal intimidation).According to the petition filed in the High Court, the actor claimed that the complaint was filed almost 15 years after the alleged incident.
The petition describes the FIR as “malicious” and seeks its quashing on legal grounds.Citing the Supreme Court’s landmark judgment in the Bhajanlal case, the petition argued that the case falls within the parameters under which criminal proceedings can be stayed.
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The alleged recording has been submitted to the court
Advocate Prashant Patil also argued that the person had met Pancholi before the FIR was registered and that she had a recording of the interaction in her possession. The defense says the recording was presented to the court to demonstrate what it called the “improper intent” behind the complaint.Soon after the FIR was lodged in 2019, Pancholi said he was “wrongly implicated in this case”. The case is currently pending before the Bombay High Court, further proceedings are scheduled to continue on February 24, 2026.
