[-1-] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL W.P.NO.1744 OF 2005 Shridhar Gadbad Gajre and Ors. ..Petitioners Vs. State of Maharashtra & Anr. ..Respondents ... Mr.M.S.Karnik advocate for Petitioners Mr.J.P.Yagnik APP for State Ms.Anjali S.Othale for Mr.S.S.Kulkarni Advocate for Respondent No.2 ... CORAM: SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM: SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM: SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. DATE : JANUARY 21, 2008 DATE : JANUARY 21, 2008 DATE : JANUARY 21, 2008 P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Heard the learned advocate for the petitioners. The petitioner no.1 is the husband of Respondent no.2-original complainant. The petitioners are seeking quashing of the complaint filed against them by the Respondent No.2. 2. Petitioner No.1-husband and Respondent No.2-wife are present in Court. They have stated that pursuant to the mediation carried out between the petitioner and respondent no.2 by Advocate Shri.S.G.Deshmukh, parties have amicably settled [-2-] the matter among themselves and at present, parties are happily residing together. Respondent no.2-wife states that the dispute between petitioner and herself has been amicably settled and she does wish to pursue her complaint being Complaint No.I-85 of 2005 filed in the Nasik Court. The said complaint pertains to offence under Section 498-A of IPC. In view of the fact that parties have amicably settled the dispute among themselves and staying together happily and looking to the fact that wife does not wish to pursue her complaint, in my view, no purpose would be served by continuing with the prosecution in the said complaint. Hence, complaint No.I-85 of 2005 filed in Nasik Court, is quashed and set aside. 3. It may be stated here that petitioner-husband has filed proceedings for divorce against the respondent-husband which is pending before the Family Court at Nasik. Petitioner states that he will withdraw the divorce proceedings filed by him before the Family Court at Nasik, within three weeks from today. The said statement is accepted. The Respondent-wife has also filed proceedings for maintenance before the learned Judicial Magistrate [-3-] F.C. Nasik. She states that she will withdraw the said proceedings within three weeks from today. The said statement is accepted. 4. Petition is allowed and is disposed of. [SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI, J.]