IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 269 OF 2008 Mohd. Aslam I. Ansari ..... ...... ......Applicant. V/s State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..... ...... ...Respondents. Mr.U.S.Vanjara, Adv. For the Applicant. Mr.Y.M.Nakhwa, APP for the State. Mr.M.Iqbal Y. Solkar, Adv. For the respondent No.2. CORAM: A.P.DESHPANDE, J. 31/1/08 PC: Respondent No.2-wife lodged a FIR against her husband who is applicant No.1 and his family members who are arrayed as applicant Nos. 2 to 6 in this application. An offence punishable under section 498A read with section 34 of Indian Penal Code came to be registered as CC No.366/PW/07 which is pending before the additional Metropolitan Magistrate, Bhoiwada. Respondent No.2 also instituted a petition for divorce in the Family Court. Before the Family Court parties arrived at amicable settlement of dispute and placed on record of Family Court consent terms. According to the consent terms lump sum amount is to be paid to the wife by husband and son born out of the said wedlock is to receive a sum of Rs.600/- per month. The Family Court has disposed of the petition in consent terms. The present application 1 is moved under section 482 for compounding of the offence which is subject matter of the criminal case CC No.366/PW/07. Parties are present in the Court. Respondent No.2 admits the contents of the consent terms to be true and correct and also files an affidavit in the present application reiterating consent terms. Affidavit is taken on record. I am of the view that it would be in in the interest of justice to permit compounding of the offence. In the result application is allowed and rule is made absolute in terms of prayer clause (a). 31.1.08 2