SM 1 54.apl.358.11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 358 OF 2011 Mahesh Digamber Chavan and others ....Applicants Versus Anuja Mahesh Chavan and another ....Respondents ____________ Mr. Dharmendra Rohra for the Applicants. Mr. Prashant Nayak for the Respondent No. 1. CORAM: B. R. GAVAI, J. DATED : 10TH AUGUST, 2011. P.C.: Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard by consent. 2. By way of present application, the applicants are praying for quashing of FIR registered with the Ghatkopar Police Station vide C.R. No. 374 of 2007 for the offence punishable under Section 498A, 504, 323, 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. The applicant No. 1 and the respondent No. 1 are husband and wife. They were married with each other on 27th May, 2005. However, after the marriage, the dispute arose between the applicant no. 1 and the respondent no. 1. Out of this matrimonial dispute, the said FIR came to be registered at the instance of the respondent no. 1 against the applicant no. 1. and rest of the applicants are the relatives of the applicant no. 1. 4. The matter has been now settled between parties. The SM 2 54.apl.358.11 parties have decided to seek a decree of divorce by mutual consent. The respondent no. 1 is personally present in the Court. She has also filed an affidavit reiterating that she does not wish to proceed with the criminal proceedings against the applicant no.1. 5. The Apex Court in case of B. S. Joshi Vs. State of Haryana reported in AIR 2003 SC 1386 has held that this Court should encourage matrimonial settlements by quashing criminal proceedings. IN that view of the matter, this is a fit case for exercising inherent powers under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 6. Rule made absolute in terms of prayer clause (a). (B. R. GAVAI, J.)