1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPLICAITION NO.1419 OF 2008 Shamir Mondle & Ors. ...Applicants. Versus State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents. ....... Mr. Meheer Gheewala for the Applicants. Mrs.Sanngita Shinde, APP for the State. ...... CORAM : DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD & K.U. CHANDIWAL, JJ. May 16, 2008. P.C.: Applicant No.3 and the Second Respondent were married on 8th December 2004. The Third Applicant resides in the U.S. Matrimonial disputes arose after the marriage. The Second Respondent returned to India on 28th October 2005 and has been residing in the country since then. The Second Respondent filed a First Information Report being C.R. No.37 of 2007 before the Juhu Police Station under Sections 498A, 341, 506 and 34 Indian Penal 2 Code. A petition for divorce was instituted before the Family Court under Section 13(1)(i-a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 being M.J. Petition A-487 of 2007. Eventually, Consent Terms were arrived at between the applicant-husband and the Respondent-wife and the Consent Terms were presented before the Family Court. Parties have applied to the Family Court for divorce by mutual consent. The Second Respondent has stated that she withdraws all the allegations made in the complaint against the applicant and that she has no desire to pursue and prosecute the criminal proceedings. Since parties have arrived at a decision in their mutual interests to apply for a divorce by mutual consent before the Family Court, the relief that has been sought before the Court is for the quashing of the First Information Report. In view of the judgment of the Full Bench, there is no reason why the relief which has been sought should not be granted. The matrimonial dispute has been settled. The interests of justice would, therefore, warrant that further proceedings be quashed in the exercise of the inherent jurisdiction of 3 this Court under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The Criminal Application is accordingly made absolute in terms of prayer clause (a). DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J. VACATION JUDGE. K. U. CHANDIWAL, J. VACATION JUDGE.