Ladda 1 apl-187-11.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION No. 187 of 2011 Sandeep Vijaykumar Barve and others ... Applicants. vs. The State and anr. .... Respondents. ...... Mr C. K. Pendse i/by Nayan K. Gandhi, Advocate for the Applicants. Mr Sameer M. Mangaonkar, Advocate for Respondent No.2. Mrs S.D.Shinde, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM: A.R.JOSHI, J. DATED:- 21st April, 2011. P.C. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicants on this application for quashing the F.I.R. bearing C.R. No.66 of 2011 registered by Respondent No.2-wife. Offences alleged against the applicants, who are husband and in-laws of the wife, are punishable under Sections 498-A, 406,323,504 read with Section 34 of I.P.C. and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. 2. Today, Respondent No.2-wife is present in the Court and she has vouched for the correctness of the contents of the affidavit which she has earlier sworned on 16th March, 2011 filed in the present proceeding. Ladda 2 apl-187-11.doc In paragraph no.2 of the said affidavit it is stated that she had amicably settled all the disputes with all the applicants and she do not want to prosecute the applicants in C.R.No. 66 of 2011 registered with Wakola Police Station. As such, she has no objection for allowing the reliefs prayed in the present application. Attention of this Court is also drawn towards the letter which is at page No.14 annexed to the present application. Said letter is written to Senior P.I. Wakola Police Station addressed by present Respondent No.2 mentioning that she wants to withdraw her complaint alleged against the present applicants as same was lodged on same misunderstanding and communication gap. 3. Considering the above circumstances and considering the disputes between the husband and wife, being amicably settled, in the interest of justice the present application can be allowed. Hence order. ORDER. Criminal Application No. 187 of 2011 is allowed. The proceeding under C.R.No.66 of 2011, registered with Wakola Police Station, for the offence punishable under Sections 498-A, 406,323,504 read with Section 34 of I.P.C. and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act is quashed and set aside. Application is disposed of accordingly. (A.R.JOSHI, J.) Ladda 3 apl-187-11.doc