1 WP 3510/10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.3510 OF 2010 Jaspreet Singh & Others ..... Petitioners. v/s The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..... Respondents. Mr. Rishi Bhuta for Petitioners. Mr. Devendra Udeshi for Respondent No.3. Mr. P.S. Hingorani, APP for the State. Mentioned, not on board. CORAM: V. M. KANADE, J. DATE : 9th December, 2010 P.C.:- 1. This Petition is filed for quashing the complaint filed by Respondent No.3 by consent. The Consent Terms are filed. They are signed by the concerned parties and by their respective advocates. The Consent Terms are taken on record and marked “X” for the purpose of identification. Affidavit of Respondent No.3 is also taken on record. Respondent No.3 is present in court. She states that she has no objection if the criminal complaint filed against Petitioners by her which is registered with Malwani Police Station for the offence punishable under section 498(A), 406, 34 of the Indian Penal Code is quashed and set aside. 2 WP 3510/10 2. In view of the consent terms which are filed and the affidavit filed by Respondent No.3, in my view, it would be appropriate if the said complaint is quashed. The Apex Court in B.S. Joshi vs. State of Haryana1 has held that power of the High Court under section 482 of Cr.P.C is not restricted or limited by the power vested in Magistrate under section 320 of the Cr.P.C. 3. Accordingly, Criminal Complaint filed by Respondent No.3 vide C.R. No. 24 of 2007 registered with Malwani Police Station for the offence punishable under sections 498(A), 406, 34 and the charge-sheet being C.C. No.906/PW/2007 arising out of the said complaint which has been filed in the 24th Court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Borivali, Mumbai are quashed and set aside. 4. Writ Petition is accordingly allowed in the aforesaid terms and disposed off. (V.M. KANADE, J.) 1 AIR 2003 SC 1386 3 WP 3510/10