1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. CRI. APPLICATION NO. 4193 OF 2008 (RAMESH PRALHAD ADIKANE & 2 OTH. VS. STATE OF MAH. & SAU.NISHYA RAMESH ADIKANE. ) _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Court's or Judge's orders ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Shri V.U.Waghmare, Advocate for applicant. Shri P.D.Kothari, A.P.P. for Respondent No.1. CORAM : R.C.CHAVAN, J. DATED : JANUARY 22, 2009. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. By this application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure the applicants, husband and in-laws of respondent No.2, pray for quashing and setting aside proceedings in Criminal Case No.299/2005 for the offence punishable under Section 498-A of the Penal Code, initiated on the complaint of respondent No.2. The parties had entered into compromise before the Family Court. A compromise pursis was filed before the Family Court. The parties have also entered into a compromise agreement on stamp paper, a copy whereof is filed on record. The parties have resumed cohabitation. They have three children. Respondent No.2 is present with her Advocate Shri V.B. Nagpure. She has filed an affidavit stating that she does not want to proceed further with the matter, in view of the compromise arrived at between the parties. 2 3. In view of the judgment of Supreme Court in B.S.Joshi Vs. State of Haryana, reported at AIR 2003 SC 1386, though the offence under Section 498-A is not compoundable, in the interest of peaceful matrimonial relations of the parties, the application is allowed. Proceedings in Criminal Case No.299/2005 before the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Court No.3, Nagpur are quashed. The application is disposed of accordingly. JUDGE RR.