1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4736 OF 2009 Mangesh Pandurang Palshikar : Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Anr. : Respondents .... Ms Vidya N. Manjrekar for the applicant. Mr.J.P.Kharge, Addl. Public Prosecutor for resp. no.1. Mrs.Indrayani Koparkar for respondent no.2. .... CORAM : B.R. GAVAI, J. DATE : MARCH 30, 2010. P.C.: Rule, returnable forthwith. The learned counsel for the respective respondents waive service. Heard by consent. 2. By way of the present application, the applicant is praying for quashing and setting aside the proceedings in C.C.No.427/PW/2006 arising out of C.R.No.143 of 2006 registered with Deonar police station. 3. The applicant and the respondent no.2 are husband and wife. It appears that there was dispute between the applicant and the respondent 2 no.2. On account of the said dispute, the F.I.R. came to be registered at the instance of the respondent no.2 for the offence punishable under sections 498-A and 504 read with 34 of the I.P.C. 4. It further appears that during the pendency of the proceedings, the matter has been amicably settled between the parties and, accordingly, a decree for dissolution of their marriage by consent has been passed by the learned Family Court. A copy o the Consent Terms is placed on record by way of Exh.`D’. 5. The applicant and the respondent no.2 are present in Court and they reiterate the factum of settlement of disputes between them. 6. Since the present proceedings arise out of matrimonial dispute between the parties and the parties have amicably settled their disputes, in view of the judgement of the Supreme Court in B.S.Joshi v. State of Haryana (AIR 2003 SC 1386), I do not find that any purpose would be served in keeping the criminal proceedings pending. I find that this is a fit case where this Court should exercise jurisdiction under section 482 of the Cr.P.C., and quash the proceedings in the interest of justice. 3 7. Accordingly, the rule is made absolute in terms of prayer clause (a). B. R. GAVAI, J.