1 21.WP.2757-10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2757 OF 2010 Javed Ghous Mohammed Qureshi and others. .. Petitioners. Versus State of Maharashtra and another. .. Respondents. .... Mr.Hakim Salim A.R. Advocate for the Petitioners. Mr.S.H. Hiranandani, Advocate for Respondent No.2. Mr.J.P. Kharge, A.P.P. for the State. .... CORAM : A. R. JOSHI, J. DATED : 05TH MAY, 2011. P. C. : 1. Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith by consent of the parties. 2. Heard rival submissions for sometime on this Criminal Writ Petition preferred by the three petitioners / orig.accused praying for quashing of criminal proceedings bearing C.C. No.598/PW/2009 pending before the M.M. Court, Mazgaon, Mumbai arising out of C.R. No.138/2007 of J.J. Marg police station. Respondent No.2 who had lodged the first information report is present today in the Court. She has alleged commission of offence punishable under Section 498-A r/w. Section 34 of IPC against the present petitioners. However, now she has stated before the Court that she had amicably settled the disputes and she do not want to proceed further with the said pending criminal 2 21.WP.2757-10 litigation. She had filed an affidavit sworn on 18.10.2010 wherein she has specifically mentioned regarding no objection if the proceedings mentioned in the Petition are quashed. She is represented by learned Advocate Mr.Hiranandani. 3. Considering the dispute between the parties of a personal nature, it would be in the fitness of the situation to allow the present Writ Petition in order not to waste any more time of the Court of law to deal with the pending criminal case which is otherwise compounded by the parties. 4. In that view of the matter, present Writ Petition is allowed. The proceedings in C.C. No.598/PW/2009 pending before the M.M. Court No.15, Mazgaon, Mumbai arising out of C.R. No.138 of 2007 of J.J. Marg police station is quashed and set aside. Rule is made absolute accordingly. (A. R. JOSHI, J.) PPD