IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.2085 OF 2008 Mrs.Purnima Kalpesh Chandriani & Ors. .. Applicants Vs. The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent Mr.Niranjan Mundargi for the Applicants. Ms.A.T.Jhaveri, A.P.P for the State. CORAM CORAM CORAM : A.S.OKA, J. : A.S.OKA, J. : A.S.OKA, J. DATE : 11th July 2008. ORAL JUDGMENT: . Rule. The learned A.P.P waives service for the respondent. Taken up for hearing forthwith. The 1st applicant is the wife of the 4th applicant. The other applicants are the members of their family. 2. The FIR was lodged by the 1st applicant against the other applicants in this application alleging commission of offences punishable under section 498-A, 406, 323 and 506. The prayer in this application is for quashing the proceedings of the case arising out of the FIR. 3. In paragraph 2 of this application, it is stated that the 1st and 4th applicants have resolved the entire : 2 : dispute and they have agreed to resume cohabitation. The learned advocate for the applicants states that the 1st and 4th applicants are personally present in the Court. He stated that infact the 1st and 4th applicants have been residing together. The said applicants state that now there is no subsisting dispute between them. 4. From the perusal of the FIR and other material on record it is obvious that the action of filing FIR was an outcome of a matrimonial dispute between the 1st and 4th applicants. Now they have reconciled. Now the continuation of proceedings on the basis of the FIR will cause harassment to all the parties. The continuation of proceedings will amount to abuse of process of law. Under such circumstances, a case is made out to exercise powers under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. Accordingly, rule is made absolute in terms of prayer clause (a). The concerned Court to act upon an authenticated copy of this order. (A.S.Oka,J)