FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 17 OF 2010 IN R.C.C. NO. 1879 OF 2008 OF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE F.C. COURT, THANE IN C.R. NO. 308 OF 2008 OF MUMBRA POLICE STATION [1. Mohammed Rafique Ibrahim Shaikh & Ors. V/S. 1. State of Maharashtra (Mumbra Police Station & Ors.] _____________________________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of : Coram, appearances, Court s orders : ’ or directions and Registrar s’ : Court s or Judge s orders ’ ’ orders : Mr. Hakim Sana i/by. Mr. Hakim Salim, adv.for the petitioner. Ms. P.P. Bhosale, APP for State-respondent no.1. Ms. Y.A. Shaikh, adv.for respondent. CORAM : S.C. DHARMADHIKHARI, J. DATED : 8th FEBRUARY, 2010. PC :- 1. It is stated that in substantive proceedings before the Family Court at Bombay, the parties have tendered consent terms. The respondent and wife have agreed for a decree of divorce being passed and all claims being settled. Accordingly, the terms were drawn and filed before the Family Court at Bandra, Mumbai in Petition No. E-200/2009 on 14/12/2009. The Family Court has taken them on record and passed an order in furtherance thereof. Now both sides report that complete compliance is made with the terms, the amount has been paid, the jewellery and articles have been returned and they have no claims pending against each other. 2. It is in these circumstances that a joint request is made to quash the FIR which alleges commission of offence punishable under Section 498A of the IPC. 3. In these circumstances, criminal proceedings pending before the court of Judicial Magistrate First Class, Thane in R.CC. No.1879 of 2008 are quashed and set aside, as continuation thereof would be an abuse of the process of the court. Petition allowed accordingly. (JUDGE)