1 Cri.Appln.No.5328/2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.5328/2010 Ranjanabai w/o Kakasaheb Thorat - APPLICANT VERSUS 1) Kakasaheb s/o Machindra Thorat and others. - RESPONDENTS ***** Mr.RA Tambe, Advocate for Applicant; Mr.NG Shah, Adv.h/for Mr.NS Ghanekar,Adv.for Respondent Nos.1 to 4; Mr.KS Patil, APP for State. ----- CORAM : K.U.CHANDIWAL, J. DATE : 1st March, 2011. PER COURT : 1) Heard learned Counsel for the respective parties. 2) The applicant – Ranjanabai is wife of Respondent No.1 – Kakasaheb s/o Machindra Thorat, based on the statement of the applicant – Ranjanabai, Crime No.51/2005 was registered at Khultabad Police Station, for offences under Sections 307, 498-A, 323, 504 r/w 34 of Indian penal Code, including Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry 2 Cri.Appln.No.5328/2010 Prohibition Act. 3) The applicant – Ranjanabai, as per the Medical College Hospital Aurangabad Discharge Card had suffered 64% superficial to deep burn. She was admitted on 15.4.2005 and discharged on 16.6.2005. The spouse has decided to get rid of the prosecution and stay together and to have a happy married life. Since the learned Judge could not do so, to compound the matter, discretion and exercise of powers of this Court in terms of Section 482 of Cr.P.C. are sought. 4) As the spouse has patched the controversies and desire a happy married life, even if the wife/applicant has suffered 65% burns in 2005, the time has healed the same and to have happy married life, the prosecution, a hanging sword against the husband, needs its amicable end. 5) In the result, the prosecution initiated by the applicant – Ranjanabai, is quashed and set aside in terms of Section 482 Cr.P.C. The Criminal Application allowed as above. ( K.U.CHANDIWAL ) JUDGE bdv/